WARNING!!! There is somewhat disturbing content and photos in this post from my actual accidents! It’s taken me almost two years to write about how traveling solo almost killed me four times…in a row…in less than two months. I’m sure you can understand why. It’s not exactly fun to talk about, and I still get short of breath when I do...
I’m not even going to sugar coat this in any way; three days ago I had an accident abroad when I was in a horrific accident in Cambodia when my bus did a 360 sideways roll off the road and down a small hill. No one died thank God, but there were definitely injuries, including two that required surgeries, one emergency stitches (that I watched and coached her...
Do I need a visa for Vietnam? What’s the local emergency number in India? How can I find the closest pharmacy to me in Singapore? These are all questions I’ve literally asked myself before, and I’m sure you have too (destination variable), or at least have wondered how you’d find the answers to them while traveling abroad. If you’re a good traveler, you probably took...
Just saying “the Azores” sounds exotic AF doesn’t it? Well I have good news for you, it really is, in fact I’d describe it as a mixture of Avatar and Hobbiton packed on tiny islands in the middle of the Atlantic ocean just west of Portugal. There are several Azores islands, with the biggest and most easy-to-access one being Sāo Miguel island...
If you’re anything like me, you probably do a hair flip and eye roll at the thought of needing travel insurance. But, if you really are anything like me…you probably really do need it. I’m not clumsy or aloof, I just tend to enjoy doing really cool things that are sometimes slightly dangerous, especially since I do them alone. Swimming in the Amazon...
Being a solo female traveler with a fearless sense of adventure can sometimes result in a recipe for disaster. Not going to lie, I’ve gotten myself into a pickle (or rather an entire jar of them) a few times, and it can be pretty terrifying, especially when traveling abroad. It can also be expensive, which, let’s be serious, you never think about until something...
