Solo Travel – Why This Trip Felt Different and How I learned to Honor my Feminine

Hello loves ❤ I just got back from my solo trip to London (and one day in Paris) and wanted to take this time to reflect on how this solo trip felt very different from my solo trips in the past. I'll definitely do little travel guides for both cities of what I did, what …

Lisbon, Portugal – Travel Guide

Lisbon, Portugal reminded me so so much of San Francisco, California. It made me feel right at home since SF is one of my home cities. The cable cars, the hills, the bridge that is a REPLICA of the Golden Gate, and the bay all made me feel like I had just stepped back home …

Cinque Terre – the most beautiful place on earth

Going to Cinque Terre for the weekend was one of the most magical times of my life. It was the first time I had ever traveled alone in Europe. Cinque Terre is made up of 5 different sea-side villages. The name translates to five lands.  They are, in order, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso …

a note on spontaneity – merm swims to scotland

I just bought a ticket to go to Edinburgh, Scotland for the weekend in just two weeks! The concept of flying to Europe for the weekend was unfathomable to me. In California it would be pretty much impossible. It wasn't until I moved to the east coast and had friends who would go to Dublin, …