Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA If you ever get the chance to visit the Pacific Northwest, I suggest you make the time to visit at least one of these bustling…
Michaela Finaly Arrives in Zanzibar!
Thank goodness! I have somehow managed to get through the 10 hour coach journey from Arusha to Dar (from one side of Tanzania to the other). After arguing with a…
Silver Week – Part I
Day 1: Ellie & I depart Shimokita at approximately 7pm on Friday night, after work. We spend most of the evening winding our way down to the Tohoku Expressway which…
Adventures in Aomori
Playing outside is one of my necessities in life. I enjoy it for all the physical aspects – the knowledge that yes, my body is capable and strong; for the…
Michaela’s First African Experience! (Part 1)
As you may already know, I am a very lucky girl and have an awesome job working for one of the UK’s leading Gap Year organisations, The Leap! I basically…
New Eyes
As we see here everyday at Go Girl, travel can often be experienced through the eyes of another. We live to hear stories of loved ones back from a weekend…
Clubbing with Mom
A very common Friday night in Barcelona might look a little something like this: Friends together eating dinner and drinking a little sangria (or whatever tasty beverage can be thrown…
My Australia in Review
If you’ve ever hesitated about the long flight to Australia, don’t. The great land down under is worth every bit of the long journey and the memories I’ll never forget….
Finding Berg Nanstein
Finding Berg Nanstein: an ode to being lost “It’s a girl’s day out!” we squealed in delight And dropped The Boy off ‘fore we drove out of sight. We had…
Adventure vs. Comfort
Choosing Between Travel Personalities by Lisa As a child, I went to a ritzy private school on scholarship. Many of the other kids would talk about going to their family’s…
The Ins & Outs
While spring has surely arrived in other parts of the world, in northern Japan it is puttering along in fits and starts. The first signs were the pale green cabbage-flowers…
Modern Day Covered Wagon
When I told folks that a week after graduation my plans included a two-week cross-country road trip with my boyfriend and his younger brother, ‘they’ told me I was crazy; …
Have to be flexible
My first night aboard the MV Explorer was rough. As soon as we pulled away from the port and Nassau began to disappear over the horizon, the ship began to…
Never Fear Firsts
My new ski instructor, Mark, watches me for a moment. I’ve been practicing my new moves (these consist of walking forward, standing still without sliding down a hill and sometimes-…
Dress For the Job You Want
And if the job you want is as a professional skier in the Japan boom-time 80s, then you’ve come to the right place. In fact, as stylish and fashion-forward as…