April 12, 2023 What a day. Such a huge change and culture shock from my time in Quito. But here I am, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos! Being here feels like a dream. And I’m getting that happy sort of fulfilled feeling that I chase when traveling, just on day 1. After a … More Galapagos Part 1

April 11, 2023 It has been an exciting two days in Quito! I’m currently enjoying my hotel room, repacking and getting ready for a 6:30am ride to the airport for my flight to the Galapagos. I’m pretty exhausted, but also very excited for the next 7 days. It’s an hour earlier than home here and … More Quito Part 1

April 9, 2023 7:43am. I got in the Lyft from home at 7am to LaGuardia, and made it easily through security and got coffee, leaving me with an hour to kill before my flight boards. I didn’t sleep well at all, not great given the long travel day ahead and the adventures to come, but … More Ecuador

Video. I never ended up turning my handwritten, phone, and laptop notes into a polished blog post, but I did make a 19-minute long video documenting my trip to Greece in September, 2022. Enjoy!

Sept 6, 2022 Hello from Greece! I arrived and have settled nicely, fighting jetlag and fatigue by walking nonstop. It’s a 7 hour time difference, and my go go go pace has left me exhausted yet unable to stop. I’m currently back in Athens after a few days touring parts of continental Greece and the … More Welcome to Greece

August 31, 2022 Here we go, time for another big one! Later today I’m off to Greece for a 19-day solo trip. I am so ready to challenge myself, be in motion, and see, do, and eat amazing new things just because I want to.   It’s another one I started planning before the pandemic, … More Greece

May 3, 2022 It was supposed to be just another trip, taking my cousin Joe and his wife Amanda up on their offer to fly from NY to their new post-nomadic home in Southern California, in Costa Mesa. With the cheap flight gods aligned, the dates changed a few times to accommodate my April travels, … More Southern California

Aruba is paradise. It was an amazing 5 days with Angelica and Diana, with a perfect blend of adventure, relaxation, and indulgent fun. I’m pretty proud of the video project I made, which captures what it really looked and felt like. Living our best lives. I almost didn’t make it there. After 2 years I … More Aruba

On a cold, dark winter Friday evening in February 2020, I was making the most of a long work week by drinking in the office with my coworkers, a coping mechanism we had developed to get through those exhausting in-person work weeks. Somehow I found myself floating over to my computer and looking up flights, … More Mexico City

This week I had a conversation with two people about the purpose of travel blogging, both with differing views. To one, it’s art that should be shared with the world for their enjoyment and inspiration. To the other, it’s a personal journal, meant to preserve memories and feelings lest they be forgotten. I found myself … More Oregon