Let’s get real for a sec: last month, I ugly-cried into a Trader Joe’s frozen lasagna while rewatching The Notebook for the 17th time. Heartbreak? Oh honey, I invented it. But here’s the…
Read moreOkay, real talk: when was the last time you scrolled through Instagram, saw someone sipping champagne in a infinity pool in Bali, and immediately felt your bank account cry? 🙈 I used to…
Read moreOkay, real talk: when was the last time you felt truly ALIVE? Not just going-through-the-motions alive, but electric-skin, humming-heart, “holy-crap-I-forgot-air-could-taste-this-good” alive? For me, it happened knee-deep in an Icelandic hot spring at 2…
Read moreOkay, let’s get real for a sec. Last week, my bestie slid into my DMs like, “How do you ALWAYS look like you’re vacationing on a billionaire’s yacht?!” 🤣 Meanwhile, my bank account’s…
Read moreOkay, let’s get real. When I told my friends I was quitting my job to backpack solo through Europe, they all said the same thing: “Must be nice to have trust fund money!”…
Read moreOkay, real talk – who else has had their mom send them 17 panic texts after posting a sunset pic from Santorini? 🙋♀️ Listen, I’ve backpacked alone through 15 countries since turning 25,…
Read moreOkay babes, let me tell you about the time I accidentally became a bougie backpacker last month? 💁♀️ Picture this: sipping champagne at a Venetian palazzo breakfast nook that cost less than my…
Read moreOkay ladies, let’s get real for a hot second 💅. Last month, I accidentally booked a $12 “luxury hostel” that turned out to be someone’s converted garden shed. Picture this: me trying to…
Read moreOkay, let’s get real. Last month, I was sipping terrible airport coffee (you know the kind) when my friend dropped this gem: “Traveling cheap is for college backpackers, not grown women.” Cue my…
Read moreOkay, confession time: I once spent €18 on airport water because I was too proud to admit I’d packed like a squirrel hoarding acorns. 🐿️💦 We’ve all been there – that awkward dance…
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