Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced anxiety. Me too. December of 2015 was a difficult month for me. At the time, I was living in Tokyo, studying Japanese at…
Introverted Travelers! Stay Sane Before, During, and After Your Trip
Identifying as both an introvert and a traveler can sometimes be a challenge. There are no exciting GoPro® clips highlighting a glorious afternoon spent people-watching from a cafe in Italy,…
Baby Steps: Learning to Travel Like a Kid Again!
With my little sister and my grandma’s maid, Gertrude, in front of her house in Marondera, Zimbabwe. Image by Megan Johnson (author’s mum). As a global girl, you probably have…
4 Planning Tips for Single Gals Traveling Solo
Brittany making friends with loracets in Madagascar. Image courtesy of Brittany Fair. This month I’m featuring guest blogger Brittany Fair. Brittany is off traveling Europe with her boyfriend before starting her…
Travel Blues: Mental Health Can Affect Your Trip
How do you get out of the blue? Image by Flickr user jessicahtam. We’re pleased to debut the fresh voices of the third cohort of the Wanderful Blogging Program! Stay…
Anti-Travel: Why We Sometimes Feel Lazy, Exhausted, and Disinterested
Sometimes you just want to unpack and stay home. Image by Flickr user Wilerson S. Andrade. Travel wisdom is much like a selfie stick – it’s omnipresent and occasionally unnerving. It…
5 Female-Centric Travel Movies That Get It Right (and How)
A good travel movie can take you away. Image from Pixabay. As a pre-jetsetter kid and teenager, many of my assumptions about what a travel experience would be like were…
Thick and Thin: A Foray Into Europe’s Slimmest Country
Everyone loves good food, no matter their size. Image courtesy of Andrew Smith. I was a bit nervous about my trip to Paris. Not only is France known for having the…
Go Girls Present: Long-Haul Flight Survival Tips
Listen to your pilot for updates. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Everyone knows how dreadful a long-haul flight can be. You’re cooped up in a small area for nine or more hours,…
Diary of a Sushi Virgin
As fresh as the sea. Image by Sruthi Vijayan. If queues were measured on an amphibian scale — from plankton to blue whale — the line outside Sushi Dai is…
The Reality of Traveling Depression and How to Cope
When your feelings won’t let you be. Image by Flickr user Geraint Rowland. After reading this brilliant article, “How I Manage My Depression While Traveling Abroad,” by xoJane author, Kennedy…
Veterinarian Visits Abroad
Spread the word about castration! -Zanycat 😉 On a sunny morning a few weeks ago, I walked down the street receiving more than my fair share of strange looks. In…
The Secret to Having an Awesome Adventure Vacation
Happiness studies have shown that pre-vacation anticipation gives as much or MORE happiness than the vacation itself. Within days of returning, vacationers don’t report being happier than those who never…
Fancy a Flight? How to Leave Town for Less
For all the bad press that airports and airlines receive, I’m still the girl who gets butterflies of excitement when I fly. I love the smell of disinfectant, fast food…
Jet Lag Makes for a Great Skydive!
Australia. After deciding on a very short notice trip to the large island, I got on a plan from Doha and started my, almost, 17 hour journey. To date this…