Travel Far. Write More.
A collection of travel essays, personal stories, reflections, and lessons gathered across 25+ countries. Part travel journal, part memoir, part adventure.
Who can refuse a baray, the Khmer word for cigarette when it’s local and you’ve just spent the last 6 hours with high school students/teachers and you’ve been on your absolute best behavior? I know I can’t. Judge away if you will, but that cigarette… excuse me, baray… changed the course of one night. Quick… Continue reading
Have you ever seen the Lizzie McGuire movie? School trip to Rome. Lizzie tosses a coin in the Trevi Fountain. She is swept off her feet with the ultimate summer fling, Italian heartthrob Paolo only to get her heart ripped out. Yet, somehow still lives out her dream on stage and becomes an iconic star… Continue reading
look toward the blue sky where the sunlight threads the pines drawing bright paths through the needles as though the forest remembers exactly where it belongs and perhaps i do too
Looking for the best travel journal? Here are my top picks based on years of solo travel journaling — from classic lined notebooks to dotted journals perfect for ticket stubs and souvenirs. This post contains affiliate links. See my full Affiliate Disclosure for details. Introduction I have a journaling problem. And I mean that in… Continue reading