-
How to Spend Winter Solstice: A Time for Reflection, Renewal, and Connection
A moment of stillness amidst the chaos, a reminder of the beauty of change. This is a perfect time to write my first post in this new-old blog. Winter Solstice: the word “solstice” comes from the Latin words “sol” (sun) and “sistere” (to stand still). This is because the sun appears to stand still in the sky at the solstice. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, marking the transition from autumn to winter. There are many different winter solstice traditions around the world. Winter solstice is a time of year when many people feel introspective and reflective. The long nights and cold weather provide an opportunity to…
-
Travel Planning and Stress
Ask anybody, I’m one of those people who enjoys travel planning, and end up packing each day with things to do. I would want to sight-see, eat lunch at a place I checked out on Yelp, then go see a live music performances in a consecutive four hours of activity. I would constantly check my watch to see what’s next on my itinerary. If this sounds familiar, raise your hand. I mean, I try not to plan every single second of the trip, but I just get so excited that I want to do everything with every second of travel. But if you’re anything like me, then doing activity one day…
-
An Open Letter to Worried Parents
This is a bilingual blog post. Please scroll down to read in English! Thưa ba mẹ, Ba mẹ mới nghe cái quyết định cuộc sống mới nhất của con, va không hài lòng. Trước khi ba mẹ nghĩ đây la ngu xuẫn và ngừng đọc, xin hãy nghe con nối xong. Con hiểu sụ lo láng của ba mẹ. Tư khi con con nhỏ, ba mẹ luôn ỏ ben cạnh con. Ba mẹ đả nui lón con suốt 23 năm nay. Ba mẹ ỏ ben cạnh con trong lúc con mới biết đi và té, lúc con thành cong va thất bại. Ba mẹ lầm quá giò đễ cung cấp…
-
My Five Favorite Travel Blogs- Travel Blogging Challenge- Week 8
Welcome back, travel enthusiasts! This week’s challenge highlights some bloggers you might not know who may have some awesome tips for traveling. First of all, I want to highlight my fellow blogging mates: Julie, Vicky, Aly, Emily, and Ben (see their links on the bottom of this post). They have been amazing, unique, and especially timely with their challenge prompts. I’m ashamed to say that they are waaaayyyy better than me in keeping up with their blogs. They have awesome travel stories to tell, and I always enjoy reading their blogs. Please check them out!! I enjoy reading a lot of budget, authentic, solo, female, unique/strange traveling writing. There are…
-
Everything Else is a Distraction
There’s only one thing I need in life… everything else is a distraction. (I’ve picked up bracelet weaving lately. I’ve always loved crafting, and I’ve been told to try selling online. Do you, or any young kids in your house, like nerdy plush toys? Please, please, please check out my recently opened Etsy store!) Photo Challenge: Focus
-
Watch Broadway Shows for Less than $40 in New York City
What are my plans tonight? Oh, nothing, just going to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
-
Excuse Me, Life Passing Through
2017 has been a year of revelations for me. The year where I finally understand all the things my parents tell me when they say, “I’ll tell you when you’re older.” Things that had once been so clear to me aren’t what I had expected them to be. People have changed. My perspectives have changed. My desires and interests evolved. I don’t understand the world as much as I used to think, and now that I have scraped off the tip of the ice berg, there is still so much to learn. Because of these discoveries, my path in life has changed. It’s not a bad thing, because I am…
-
Guest Post: Explore your city – Get lost in London
Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s guest blogger is Josy from A Walk and A Lark. Her blog talks about all the beautiful walks she takes with her husband in the UK, Japan, Canada, and more! I’m a very inspired by the photos she takes while walking. We decided to do a blog exchange on walking in our respective cities (her in London and me in New York). See my post on Walking Around New York City on her blog site and join us in taking exploration walks! Do you like to explore your own city? Or do you ever just get a little lost to try and wander around a new…
-
Practical Things to Know About Moving from a Small Town to New York City
This is a message to those who wish to move to the city, but are scared of the dreaded unknown. This is a message to parents or friends who have loved ones wanting to move to city and are afraid for them. Everything will be okay. When I decided to move to New York City, I have been discouraged extensively by my family. It’s expensive, I couldn’t make it. It’s dangerous. People are cunning and untrustworthy. It’s too far from home and family. The list goes on. I have lived in small mountain towns for most of my life. For the past 10 years, I dreamt of seeing the world and living the…
-
10 Things to Know About Norway
Norway was recently declared the happiest country in the world, and rightly so. I love Norway for so many reasons. The country is gorgeous, and the people are free spirited and friendly. But my main reason was that it had ignited my love for traveling. When I graduated high school, my uncle, who had immigrated to Norway over 20 years ago, insisted that I visited him in Norway. Being born and raised in the Philippines, we’ve only talked to each other on the phones. I would talk to him for hours- about everything: my goals, school, culture, travels. When I expressed interest in Norway, he said that if I wanted to visit, he would…