

The Pleasure of Getting Lost
While spending a weekend in Chicago, I took an hour to just go wander by myself. Unbeknownst to me, “wander” doesn’t translate seamlessly...


Treat Yourself Within Your Treat: Stories from the Road
I’ve found that there is no greater treat than travel. It exposes you to completely new cultures and experiences. There is no other way...


6 Travel Workarounds: Creative Solutions for Your Classic Travel Dilemmas
The summer before medical school, I did your typical I-just-graduated-college-hurrah-trip, literally around the world. The trip itself:...


Accepting Adventure If You're Type A
Homecooked meals in a stranger’s home, killer Japanese hornets, and sheer luck —all in a day’s accidental series of events. Some go...


Adventure For Yourself
I just successfully completed by my first solo travel adventure! Imagine my own surprise to realise that I have never had the opportunity...


12 Things to Note for the Midburn Newbie
“Radical self reliance, bitches, ” my ride had sweetly yet firmly yelled as she walked away into the darkness, with the car keys. While I...