Paris. Paris! Before I started planning my around the world trip, Paris was sitting on top of my very long list of european cities I desperately longed to visit. When I started planning my trip, I gave myself 3 to 5 days in each major city, but reserved 8 full days for Paris. I ended up getting a… Continue reading Paris
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Bookshops and Libraries Around the World
There are so many beautiful homes for books around the world. And there’s no shortage of articles compiling amazing photos of them, inspiring wanderlust in even the most home-bodied of book lovers. Here’s 62 of the world’s most beautiful libraries compiled by Mental Floss. Here are the 16 bookstores you must visit before you die, according to… Continue reading Bookshops and Libraries Around the World
Death Valley National Park
After a short but excellent visit to L.A. (my friend Michael was a very gracious host and wonderful tour guide) we got back on the road to spend a few nights in Las Vegas. We decided to take a slight (actually, major) detour along the way – we wanted to drive through Death Valley. Graham wanted… Continue reading Death Valley National Park
Arches National Park
Arches National Park is the first national park I ever visited, and it holds a very special place in my heart. It was our first adventure during the desert road trip my friends and I took in 2012. The campground there, Devil’s Garden, is the most incredible campground of all time. I was so excited to… Continue reading Arches National Park
Crater Lake National Park
We only had one full day in Crater Lake National Park, but luckily it’s a good park to appreciate in one day. The main attraction is, of course, the lake. It was formed about 8,000 years ago when Mount Mazama erupted and caused the mountain to shatter and collapse into itself, which formed a massive… Continue reading Crater Lake National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Walking through Yellowstone feels a bit like being on a different planet. Everything is smoking or gurgling or steaming or bubbling or spewing. A lot of the park smells like farts. Most people know Old Faithful is there, but did you know there’s also a giant canyon? I did not. It’s a wonderful place. Yellowstone… Continue reading Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir The middle of a horrible draught and terrible wildfires isn’t necessarily… Continue reading Yosemite National Park
Huay Pha Larm, Laos
During my time in southeastern Asia, I spent two days on a slow boat traveling down the Mekong river in Laos. Along the way we stopped at the small village of Huay Pha Larm, which has about 500 people, 80 families. Most of the villagers work in the nearby rice farms. The children ran down… Continue reading Huay Pha Larm, Laos
The Great Barrier Reef
Before I went on my trip around the world, I didn’t have a very specific Bucket List for my life. I had a lot of places I wanted to go to, but not really any set list of experiences I wanted to have. But if you had asked me to sit down and list out a… Continue reading The Great Barrier Reef
Bryce Canyon National Park
One of the best vacations/trips I’ve ever been on was in 2012 when I went on a camping trip out west with 3 of my best friends. When I spent 73 days on the road in the US this summer, I got to revisit the national parks from that trip — the first national parks… Continue reading Bryce Canyon National Park
VLA: Very Large Array
If you drive way out into the middle of nowhere in New Mexico, and then drive 50 miles further, you will find (if you have a map, because there is no cell service) an insanely cool place called the VLA, or Very Large Array. The VLA is a radio astronomy observatory that, since 1980, has… Continue reading VLA: Very Large Array
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“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher I’ve most of the past 7.5 months traveling, first abroad in 14 countries, and then in the United States on a road trip through 27 states and 16 national parks. I had the most… Continue reading Home