Adventures in Ghost Hunting
Let me tell you a little story. I am REALLY into ghosts. It’s kind of ridiculous. How into ghosts am I? Well, I 100% believe that every house I have lived in since college, including…
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Stories from a Female Traveler: Meet Linda
Have you ever heard someone talk about all the things they wish they had done? My husband and I knew that his parents were eager to see Europe. At 77, they were convinced that they would never be able to go. I, however, was deteremined that they would see the world. So, last Mother’s Day when we spotted round-trip tickets for a ridiculously low price on , we scooped up a set of tickets for my mother-in-law. She had dreamed of visiting Ireland for quite some time and being interested in her genealogy, she had uncovered that a large part of her family lineage had…
Travel in America on the Cheap
Do you have dreams of seeing all of America? I know, I know. Not everyone has dreams of running around Europe or Australia. Some just want to see what America has to offer, enjoy the…
My Favorite Cheap Travel Secret
Life has been seriously crazy lately. I have been writing blog posts, I just haven’t been posting them. I’ve written about my struggles with anxiety while traveling SO many times, and then decided it’s just too personal to share….
A New Home On Wheels
Pardon this brief intermission. Life has become crazy! As you may remember from this post, we had purchased a 2004 Keystone Outback and had just signed the papers to sell our house. We were moving fulltime into Babette (that’s her name) and were going to be hitting the road. Well, that didn’t last long. About one week into living fulltime in Babette, I stopped hanging the clean clothes up. Why? Because there simply wasn’t enough room for our clothing! We had downsized our belongings A LOT – and still couldn’t find the space we needed. My clothing was crammed into a closet, stuffed under the…
Stories from a Female Traveler: Meet Vanessa
If you ever meet a jaw-droppingly gorgeous and quiet Venezualian lady who is a seemingly shy German Au Pair, don’t be fooled. She will be a crazy, fun-loving, and full of more hilarious belly laughs…
How We Can Afford to Live in our Camper Full-Time
Let’s face it, living comfortably can be expensive. Do you ever find yourself watching videos uploaded by minimalists on YouTube and thinking “How on Earth do they live with so little? Surely it’s all for…
Home Behind Us
Home Behind Us Packing and leaving. Isn’t that the dream? I talk about how to pack for travel all the time, don’t I? This is different though. This is a big pack-up. This is our…
Don’t Wake the Snoring Traveler
Poke. Poke. Poke. “Go away.” my brain screamed. “I hate you.” But it didn’t go away. Poke. Poke. “Psst!” My brain woke up, my eyes jumped open quickly. They attempted to fix themselves on the figure standing over my bunk in our 12-bed hostel in the 2 a.m. darkness. It was some older woman. She looked like the girl from “The Ring”. It was pretty terrifying to be awoken by her and I had to remember I was in a hostel and not in a cabin in the woods somewhere. Words weren’t coming to my brain yet. I just stared at this bizarre woman, this…
Adventures in a Foreign Toilet, The Christmas Market
“Oh, no!” I thought to myself. “This is not happening!” I tried again. And again. And again. Six different attempts, yet nothing was changing. My husband would have said to me, “Nessie, the definition of…
Why I Ditched the Rolling Suitcase for a Travel Backpack
Packing for a trip abroad can be a stressful ordeal, I know! Especially when you are trying to cram everything you could possibly need for the next month into a 20-pound bag. Why put more…
Planes, Trains, or Buses: Your Budget Travel Options Explained
We all know that planning a trip can be exhausting, and when you finally get to the point of planning where you can book all your connections, it can be so intimidating to pick the right budget travel options! I find that using the GoEuro website is an incredible way to plan and save! I like to look through ALL my options, whether it be bus, train, or plane. With busses and trains being my preferred transit (unless a flight makes more sense to do) for getting around small European countries, I can easily sort by price, commute time, and have a look…