After five long, cold, and dreary months, Washington, D.C. is waking up! Springtime brings crowds from all over the country and world here, which is both a blessing and a curse. The locals are coming out more—brunching, jogging, playing sports, and enjoying the atmosphere—which is exciting. In addition, I’m thrilled to not need to wear …
Other than a quick weekend back home in Tampa, I haven’t had a major trip since New Orleans. I’m staying busy enough in D.C., but I’m starting to get the urge to travel again. Luckily, I only have to wait a little bit longer because I will be back in Turkey in less than three …
I recently checked off my first travel goal of 2019 by spending a long weekend in New Orleans. The city is so unique and has a lot of offer, and I'm pretty impressed with how much I was able to do. So, how do I recommend spending 72 hours in the Big Easy? The First …
We’re now seven weeks into the new year, and I’m currently at home getting ready for my first trip of 2019! At 4:35 p.m. today (yes, today!), I will be headed to New Orleans. I’ve only been once—back in middle school with my family, so I don't remember much—and I’m so excited to return, explore …
Studying abroad left a big impression on me. I loved the challenge of communicating in a different language, being able to explore a new city on my own without cell phone service (this is before I knew about downloading Google maps to use offline), and learning about different cultures and ways of life. However, studying …
Happy New Year! 2019 is here, and with it a new year of planning and traveling, both domestically and abroad. I'm working to build consistency with this blog and have a wider variety of posts, which is a continuation of my goal from 2016, so please look for more posts in the future! This post …
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I’ll open with the bottom line: I finally made it to Asia! How did this happen? I’ve been at my current job for about six months now, and I didn’t realize until I started that traveling is a big part of the position. So imagine my reaction when I learned that I would be going …
It feels strange to admit that I’ve never been to Canada. I’m sure that plenty, if not most, Americans haven’t crossed the northern border, but I’ve gone to so many other countries thousands of miles away that Canada never really crossed my mind. However, my boyfriend, Burhan, and I needed a country for our tri-annual …
I didn’t anticipate stretching this trip into three posts (or taking this long... go figure), but each experience I've had in Berlin has been SO different. I honestly never thought I would make it back here for the third time in four years. It’s an amazing city, with all the food, art, history, and culture …
After two weeks with my aunt, we split up so I could finish the trip with my boyfriend. He was originally supposed to come with us to London, Amsterdam, and Paris; however, due to scheduling conflicts at his job, we were forced to push our time together back one week. On the grand scheme of …
