Tag: Kick the travel bucket list
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Sins, Wins, and Spins: A Guide to Making the Most of Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas! The City of Sin needs no introduction from me. Las Vegas’ reputation for fun, parties, debauchery, excessive consumption, ritz, glamor, and poor choices precedes it. My first experience in Vegas was for none other than my 21st Birthday almost two years ago and I’m now wrapping up my third trip to this…
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The Old Money Magic of New England: Exploring Mystic and Newport
Mystical Mystic Connecticut Because of my mom’s strong encouragement, I found myself in Mystic, Connecticut while visiting my friend and college classmate, Skyler, who just moved to Providence, Rhode Island for graduate school. My mom’s selling point to visit the small coastal village related to the movie Mystic Pizza. A quick Google search taught me…
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Trauma Dumping my Bulgarian Backpacking Experience
Malko Dryanovo, Bulgaria (You may know it by its more common name: hell) I have not been looking forward to writing this blog whatsoever, because this whirlwind trip has been a lot for me to process. This travel experience was probably my least favorite of all my experiences, and it cost me a ton in…
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The Magic of Budapest
I’ve put off writing this blog because I was low-key traumatized after my abrupt return from Eastern Europe. My last joyful moments of my most recent solo European backpacking trip were spent in Budapest, Hungary (Pro tip: Sound like a local pronouncing the city correctly by saying “Buda-PESHT” not “buda-PEST”. In Hungarian, “s” sounds like”sh”…
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The Highs and Lows of Edinburgh
When I arrived by bus to Edinburgh from the airport, I immediately sensed I was in a lively city with historic charm. Coming from two days each in Dublin and Belfast, I was relieved to be just in Edinburgh for four days, giving me more time to settle in. And this trip has shown me…
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Learning to Trust the Process in Belfast
Couscous is a pigeon. And he is hilarious. He is the needy and spoiled resident bird of my Belfast residence, a comfy, warm retreat, conveniently called the “Botanical Backpackers Hostel”. As I sat working at a table in the open air courtyard of the house, Couscous sat impatiently on his perch, a wood board around…
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The Simplicity of Bath
When I first stepped off the train to Bath from London, my glassy eyes and sleep deprivation were no match from the familiar sense of wanderlust, manifesting itself as that familiar dumb grin that I can’t seem to wipe off my face. It was a short walk from the train station to my hostel and…
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Five Unexpected Benefits of Travel
“If there’s one thing you won’t waste your money on, it’s travel.” Trevor Noah Recently, I’ve spent lots of time analyzing the purpose of travel. All my life, I’ve thought of travel as being the end game, or the ultimate thing to work towards. I’ve always thought that I needed a job that would allow…
Traveling With Lola 