I had a sense this day would go sideways before it even started. You know that gnawing feeling in your gut, wondering whether you should’ve just stayed home? That was me this morning. But, being a responsible adult (or at least trying to act like one), I got […]
If you’re having a bad day, let me share a little nugget of joy I stumbled upon in the depths of TikTok: There’s supposedly a help desk at the Vienna airport in Austria specifically for people who landed there thinking they were headed to Australia. Yes, you read […]
Think back on your most memorable road trip. Some people collect stamps. Others collect sneakers. Me? I collect cross-country road trips. I’ve done it six times. Six times, driving from one coast to the other, crisscrossing this wild and wonderful country. I’ve even ventured across Canada, which, by […]
As we step into 2025, I’ve decided that this is the year I make three promises to myself. Not resolutions—I’m too seasoned for that fleeting nonsense—but actual promises. Things I plan to keep because after years of chaos, grief, and general life curveballs, I need a shakeup. And […]
I have a habit of wandering, of stepping into places I hadn’t initially planned on visiting, and this time, Eyupsultan in Istanbul became my latest happy accident. I didn’t know much about the district, but as soon as I found myself there, I knew I had stumbled upon […]
The rain slicked the streets, the windshield wipers rhythmically slapping the glass. We had signed up for a tour—nothing fancy, just a simple way to see the city, or so we thought. But what started as a tour morphed into something straight out of a Jim Jarmusch fever […]
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? It’s Christmas season again, but this time I’m not navigating the biting cold of Berlin like I dud a decade ago. Instead, I’m in Istanbul, where the weather’s not as frigid, but the rain and overcast skies […]
Ah, Christmas Eve—normally a time of cozy warmth, festive cheer, and the smell of pine needles. But here I am, traveling the day before Christmas. Why, you ask? Because that’s what my airline points allowed for! Genius? Maybe not. It all started with American Airlines facing a ground […]
What cities do you want to visit? I’m a wanderer who dreams of the seas, Of Lisbon’s bright winds and Dakar’s cool breeze. From Montevideo’s shores to Rio’s grand skies, I’ll wander the globe, my heart full of sighs. To Dubrovnik’s old streets, I’ll eagerly roam, Quito’s high […]
Lately, the term “doom spending” has been making the rounds, and I have to admit, I’ve been feeling a little called out. People are out there splurging on random things, all while worrying about the state of the world. Me? I haven’t been doing the doom scroll on […]
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