Inspiring travel one pin at a time.

Celebrating my 30th Birthday in Paris, France

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  Like so many things in life, my 30th birthday snuck up on me unexpectedly. For a while there, my twenties felt as though they would stretch on for an eternity in that wildly unpredictable, youthful way; then November 2017 rolled around and I found myself staring down the barrel of a new decade. Rather… [Read More]

What it’s Like to Spend a Night at New York’s Historical Green Wood Cemetery

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  Saturday night in New York City, and I am en route to the historic Green-Wood cemetery for an evening of libations and performances at Atlas Obscura’s Into the Veil event, now in its third year.   The towering, gothic archways of the historic Green-Wood cemetery stand like a portal between the living and dead. As crowds of New Yorkers make their way… [Read More]

The Joy Of Being A Shameless Cliché In Paris

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  be damned, this is the Paris of my dreams. French mingles with English while the light clinks of champagne glasses and tea fill the parlor room of Ladurée in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. I am sitting at a window table facing the Rue Jacob in the 6th arrondissement. An impossibly intricate pastry rests on the plate in… [Read More]

How to ‘Eat Pray Love’ Your Way Around Bali

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  It’s afternoon in Bali. My fingers are resting on my laptop as I try to sum up the last month of travel through Indonesia. How Elizabeth Gilbert managed to eloquently (and concisely, I might add) put her year of self-discovery into writing is beyond me. The effects of Gilbert’s runaway success, Eat Pray Love, is seen everywhere… [Read More]

How I Got Lost in the Borneo Jungle

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  Afternoon in Borneo. The sweat drips down my body, filling every curve and crevice. My knees, my stomach, my neck are all damp as the jungle wraps itself around me like an uncomfortable sweater. My legs are streaked in dirt, covering layers of mosquito spray and suntan lotion beneath. More than twenty four hours… [Read More]

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