2016 was kind of a strange travel year for me. I probably traveled the least out of the past several years, but when I did, I made it count by staying in some truly incredible places and traveling with friends and family, instead of solo, as much as I could. Here’s some a snapshot of my […]

When I first lived abroad after college then when I first backpacked around Southeast Asia, my budget was tight. I wanted to squeeze everything I could out of every dollar, pound, euro, baht, rupee, whatever, and make my money stretch as far as possible. I did a pretty good job at it. I also skipped […]

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for a Paris is a moveable feast.”  – Ernest Hemingway to a friend, 1950 Sometimes you just need to buy a ticket to France to stay in […]