At the crack of dawn tomorrow I leave on a flight bound for Bangkok. After two months traveling Australia, I’m excited to take the next big step on this one year round the world trip. But, tingeing the excitement are licks of fear about what is coming. Traveling solo in Southeast Asia is a different …
As my departure date creeps nearer, I have begun the teary goodbyes and last-minute visits to friends and family. As November 4th neared, those friends with whom I touch base about once started emailing me en masse. That’s where I am right now. I spent this past weekend up in Orlando visiting with college friends …
Last week I wrote about my readjustment to my Oceania travels. Even with laser focus on the Australia and New Zealand part of the trip, I am dropping the ball. There are so many countries I want to visit and I felt this pressure to plan it all perfectly and make it an amazing trip …
I had a total meltdown today. It was almost like a temper tantrum fueled by fear and overwhelm. I started crying for no definable reason. It turned into the ugly sobbing. I chalk this crying-jag up to pre-trip stress. It’s just . . . today I felt the full force of my decision to travel the …
In these early months of starting this blog, it’s been a struggle to decide how I want to share the process of planning for this round the world trip. Where is the line between sharing the journey and going too far into the personal? There are few others who have shared a trip like this …
A single, repeated question has come to me from people on all sides of me these past months. My parents, my friends, the clerk at the outdoors store. Whenever the topic of my pending round-the-world trip is broached, I am asked: What made me decide to quit my life in Los Angeles? There’s an implied question …