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Welcome to my travel blog! I’m Tara, a New Yorker who travels as much as possible, often solo. This blog follows my various journeys around the world, starting in 2016. I hope to continue to fill it with ever-more adventures!

Enjoy!

Ode to the Sloth: A Costa Rican Adventure

March 29, 2026

Oh, sloth. What is it about you that brings so many people so much joy? Is it your sly smile? Your fuzzy cuddle-ability? Or is it your sluggish movement that reminds us of our inner lazy bums? Whatever it is, I’m hooked. It’s one of the things that drew me to visit Costa Rica this … More Ode to the Sloth: A Costa Rican Adventure

Orange and Blue

February 28, 2026

Mexico City’s Dia de Los Muertos holiday taught me a new way to process death: through joy. As someone who grew up in the U.S., celebrating the dead and finding true happiness in their memories is not the way I was taught to grieve. No: death is supposed to be finite and sad. But things … More Orange and Blue

Adventure in the Azores

January 6, 2026

“Your technique is…interesting” the guide said to me playfully, as I reached the bottom of the Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall and clumsily collapsed into the refreshing water. It was my first time rappelling down a cliff, so it wasn’t like I knew what I was doing. Now I know: it’s not like the climbing gym … More Adventure in the Azores