My Travel Blog

Tips, tricks and stories from a solo female's worldy travels.
Those days when you hate traveling

Those days when you hate traveling

Traveling is a huge part of my past and my experiences shaped me into the person I am today. But – there are those days when everything seems to go wrong, days when I’m almost ready to throw in my travel towel and scream that I hate traveling. Sometimes, traveling just kind of sucks.

One Week in Portugal

One Week in Portugal

A one-week journey from history-steeped Lisbon to medieval Óbidos and windswept Nazaré and on to the Douro Valley and colorful Porto.

Sailing to Tubuai, Tahiti

Sailing to Tubuai, Tahiti

Sailing to Tubuai, one of the sister island’s that forms the southern boundary of French Polynesia, is a visual highlight of the South Pacific. The island features high cliffs, a multitude of caves and coves nestled along the coastline, and blue lagoons fringed by white beaches. This is the stuff dreams are made of.

Sailing to Niue

Sailing to Niue

Niue is one of the world’s largest emerged coral atolls, a saucer shaped island formed from the basement of an isolated volcanic cone. Upon closer inspection, it’s massive and absolutely breathtaking – 64 kilometers in circumference and completely encircled by gorgeous, golden geological barriers.

What’s stopping you from traveling?

What’s stopping you from traveling?

It’s easy to let our fears and anxiety about flying, terrorism, extreme weather, privacy wars and more prevent us from accomplishing our goals. As a result, many people are likely to never leave their home country and realize their dreams abroad. Don’t let that be you! What’s stopping you from taking your dream trip?

How to budget your travel dollars

How to budget your travel dollars

Despite the overwhelming perception that travel is expensive, there are infinite resources available to reduce travel costs so you can travel cheaply on any budget. Simply follow a few savvy money-saving tips and learn how to budget your travel dollars.

Sailing around Huahine, Raiatea and Tahaa

Sailing around Huahine, Raiatea and Tahaa

Queequeg sails onward to Huahine, one of the last true Polynesian ports available for yachts and a relaxing respite for kicking back, sipping cold beer and watching orange sunsets. Neighboring islands, Ra’iātea and Ta’haa, are equally idyllic and visually stunning.

Sailing to Palmerston, Cook Islands

Sailing to Palmerston, Cook Islands

Palmerston, an island of the Cook Island colony with 45 residents, is a community that subsists on the sea and coconut trees and a haven for those wanting to shed the atrocities and stresses of modern-day life.

Sailing to Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Sailing to Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Rarotonga is the main hub of the Cook Islands, a port where yachts check in with immigration and a starting point for travelers continuing to outer islands.

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