On a free trip to La Jolla Cove in Southern California The most common question I get when talking about my travels is “How do you afford it?” As a 20-something Millennial who is just getting started in my career, time and money aren’t exactly abundant. Travel is priceless, however. With a little creative prioritizing, you CAN make travel in your 20′s affordable. Here are some tips: 1. Cut the crap! I’ve heard so many people say the words “I wish I had the money to travel like you” then […]

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Standing on the cliffs at La Jolla Cove Friday, September 16th, 2011: I flew the 2500 miles to San Diego, California on the premise that I would find my future there. After an especially tumultuous year – full of uncertainty about my career, debilitating heartbreak and unstable friendships – I was left feeling empty, despondent and indefinable. I had no idea who I really was and vowed to spend the next year in search of her. A multitude of spontaneous trips, dates and one tattoo later, I arrived at one […]

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There is something so curiously captivating about the island of Bali, Indonesia. When I flew from Sydney to the Denpasar airport in Bali, I expected to step off of the plane and into the raw, lush paradise that everyone had described to me. As I was quick to find out, that wasn’t the case at all. As part of a developing nation, Bali’s undertone of old-world life is peppered with the new-world wealth of a booming tourist industry. I had just finished scoffing at the Starbucks outside of the airport […]

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