This past weekend I went to The Great Portage Yard Sale in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. This trip has been an annual tradition with my partner’s family for nearly a decade, and I love joining in.
I Went to Arizona for My Bday & Now I Want to Live There
I thrived in the dry alpine air and near-constant sunshine of the desert. Plus, the Sonoran-style Mexican food was out of this world. Arizona made me feel equally introspective and alive. It was exactly the kind of trip I needed to kick off my 30th year.
Thoughts On Turning 30 & Reflecting on My 20s
Culturally, we act like the start of your 30s is the start of your decline. Especially for women, there is this societal pressure to always be perceived as a 20-something. We are told that our value diminishes as our age increases.
But I’m just getting started.
What I'm Wearing This Summer: Petite Traveler's Edition
Dressing well in the summer poses a unique challenge when you’re petite, perpetually cold indoors, and always on the move. Read on for summer outfit inspo, regardless of your height, and insights on how these specific pieces work for my body, lifestyle, and values.
I Went Underground. Here's What Came Back Up
My friend Ali is an avid caver and a member of the National Speleological Society. She knows how to navigate the world beneath the one you and I walk on each day. When she offered to guide a caving trip for me and a couple of our most adventurous friends, I said yes before I could form the thoughts to talk myself out of it.
America's Suburbs: A Critique & A Love Letter
I have mixed feelings about the car-dependent suburbs of America. I wish they were more walkable, community-driven, and diverse. At the same time, I have a deep nostalgia for Suburbia because it was my world for the first 19 years of my life.
What I Actually Spent on Travel This Quarter: Q1 of 2026
This post is a full breakdown with the honest numbers behind my winter travels. This month I completed two trips and purchased my flights for a third.
32 Reasons to Unplug: A Birthday Weekend in the Woods
I planned an entire Dave-centric weekend, complete day-hiking, a wooded cabin, the best burger in West Virginia, and two nights to play as many board games as he wanted.
How to Have a Car-Free Vacation in North America
Biking to brunch!? What a radical idea!
This post is for people like me: The 40% of Americans who can’t ditch their car today but are curious about what a different kind of life could unlock. Maybe, after your car-free vacation, you’ll return home a little more convinced that freedom from cars is worth building toward on a nationwide scale.
How Airlines Turned Discomfort Into a Core Business
POV: You’re crammed in the window seat with a full bladder and a grumbling stomach :’)
I am not a tall person. At five feet and one inch, I am an objectively compact traveler. I’m the size of person who airlines should theoretically have no trouble accommodating. Yet, on a recent two-hour flight, I found myself crammed into a window seat so restricted that shifting my weight felt like an act of violence against my neighbor.