San Francisco Eats and Drinks: My Favorites

San Francisco Eats and Drinks: My Favorites

Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind. –…

48 Hours in Barcelona: Photo Essay

48 Hours in Barcelona: Photo Essay

In early October, I went on a whirlwind 48 hour trip to Barcelona for a good friend’s wedding. The trip itself was exhausting (never flying United again!) and stressful (I’m that girl who always gets picked for a “random” security check) but what a beautiful wedding in the Spanish countryside at this stunning villa. Lots of…

5 Top Things to Consider When Picking Your Next Travel Destination

5 Top Things to Consider When Picking Your Next Travel Destination

Getting itchy feet and want to plan a holiday? Here are some things to think about! So, you’re getting itchy feet and want to go on a holiday, you just don’t know where yet. That’s the exact position I was in last November, when I decided to take an extended break between jobs to recharge…

View of Kyoto from Kyoto Tower in Japan

30 Incredible Kyoto Travel Photos That Will Make You Want to Hop on a Plane to Japan

I’ve been to Japan for work trips in the past, but never made it beyond the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. Setting aside the fact that Japanese cuisine is one of my favorites, Kyoto has 17 – you read that right – seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites and is widely considered the cultural hub of…