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  • Solo Female Travel in Amsterdam: What I Loved, What I’d Skip & Why I’d Go Back

    March 5, 2026 / No Comments

    Solo female travel in Amsterdam is an absolute dream – and after four visits, I finally have the honest, unfiltered guide I wish I’d had the first time. I love this wonderful little city. It’s filled with darling narrow homes,…

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  • My Solo Trip to Amsterdam: First Impressions + Where I Stayed

    February 16, 2026 / No Comments

    What?! A travel post?? I know – it’s been a minute. But I recently realized I never actually wrote about many of the cities I visited when I quit my job three years ago, and since this blog doubles as…

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  • What’s in My Winter Toiletry Bag

    January 29, 2026 / No Comments

    I’ve been excited to write this post for a while because, to be frank, I’ve become a pro at packing since my boyfriend and I are all over the state all of the time. We’ve upped our domestic travel and…

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  • A Not-Quite-Portland Weekend: Slow Travel, Great Food, and Friends

    December 10, 2025 / No Comments

    You ever planned a trip, get wildly excited, and build a list so long you’d need a week to get through it? To say that’s what happened this past weekend is an understatement. I don’t know what we were thinking,…

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  • A Cozy Traveler’s Gift Guide

    December 8, 2025 / No Comments

    This post is for the girlie girls who love to travel, are a little quirky, and don’t need much to have a good time. We’re the ones who get just as excited planning a trip as actually taking it. We’re…

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  • What’s In My Weekend Bag: Portland Edition

    December 5, 2025 / No Comments

    Many of you don’t know this because I talk about Seattle so much, but I was actually raised in Oregon. Hillsboro, to be exact, which is roughly 20 minutes outside of Portland. I’m beyond excited to go home for the…

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  • The Best 7 Things to Do Solo in Munich

    November 27, 2025 / No Comments

    Another wonderful stop on my 8-week sabbatical abroad was none other than world-famous Munich. From the medieval architecture to the largest pretzels you’ve ever seen, Germany has been on my bucket list for years. Being able to go during the…

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  • My Favorite European Christmas Markets

    November 13, 2025 / No Comments

    I cannot believe this year will mark two whole Christmases since I quit my job to travel for eight months. During that time, I made a point to visit some of the world’s most magical holiday markets – both the…

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  • 9 Reasons to Visit New York City in Winter

    November 6, 2025 / 2 Comments

    In honor of a new major and a bit of daydreaming about New York City, I’ve been determined to visit the US’s favorite city in either winter or spring of the new year. 9 Reasons to Visit New York City…

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  • 7 Best Things to do Solo in Queenstown, New Zealand!

    November 3, 2025 / No Comments

    This post has been a long time coming, and I’m honestly surprised I haven’t written it sooner because Queenstown, New Zealand, is one of the most beautiful and majestic places I’ve ever had the privilege of visiting. Queenstown, often called…

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