In 2014, I convinced my husband that we should take educational family vacations. He agreed, but added that they had to be road trips so we could take our time….
Wanderful Chicago Summer Social
You’ll never find a closer group of friends than those at this year’s Wanderful Summer Social. Pro Members, guests and Wanderful partners joined for a fun night in a…
Frolicking Deer and Sand Dollars: Magical Adventures on Georgia’s Cumberland Island
Wild horse in the dunes. Image by Lucy Copp. Have you ever visited a place that speaks to you as if to say: “Your happiness awaits you here?” The Cumberland Island…
Secretly Local: Four ways to get the most out of Harrisburg, PA (by feeling like you live there)
As any Go Girl knows, the key to an amazing trip is really getting to know a destination and its local personality, rather than just the hot spots on the…
An Introvert Abroad: Me, My Mother, and How Travel Connects
Kayti’s mother reflects the influence of love on travel. Image courtesy of Kayti Burt. In the summer of 1972, my 23-year-old mother packed her bag, grabbed her copy of Arthur…
Returning Home: Reverse Culture Shock
Returning from Peace Corps service left Samantha split between two cultures: American and Moldovan. Image from cabincrewdreamer.blogspot.com. I totally underestimated what it would feel like to move back to a…
18 Reasons Why You Should Road Trip Across America; or, My Love Affair With the Pacific Ocean
May was never a month for romance, but New York was beginning to heat for the summer, so we got in our car and made for the west. An internship…
Where We’re From: Hayley, Monett, Missouri, USA
You can define the word home with a dictionary, but to truly know what that word means you have to use your heart. It seems as though no matter where…
5 Adventurous Ways to See Niagara Falls
If you are visiting Niagara Falls for the very first time, you will want to learn more about the many ways you can see the Falls. These five adventurous options…
Where We’re From: Kayti, Northern New Hampshire, USA
With tourism as its chief industry, the North Country of New Hampshire knows how to paint a pretty picture. It is “God’s country,” land of unspoiled wilderness and slow-paced living,…
Where We’re From: Ann, Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
“Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same.” (Malvina Reynolds, “Little Boxes,” 1962) My mother and father…
For the love of…meat?
I have a confession to make. I feel I have to make it before the holidays, since I’ll be home with my beloved family and friends who should probably know…
ABQ Haiku
New Mexico skies, Contemplative blue, yellow Expansive adobe earth I think I’ve said it before, but my heart seems to fall for the unique traits I encounter in each place…
The Water of the Gods
I could literally feel my heart growing with gratitude. I remember thinking it was going to explode out of my chest. I was completely drunk off of the atmosphere at…
A hot dog to help you remember: Memorial Day 2012
I asked my 18-year old brother what he thinks of when I say, “Memorial Day.” He answered, “Monday off.” My brother is a senior in high school, and the summer…