Travel

There's a particular kind of frustration that hits every traveler in East Africa at some point: you're standing at a bus stage in the heat, watching a matatu fill up slower than you'd like, or you're paying for a private transfer that costs more than your hotel room. Guided tours...

Ask any dedicated road tripper what separates a magical trip from a miserable one, and the answer rarely involves the destination itself. It's almost always about two things: whether your gear actually held up to the journey, and whether the drive itself felt comfortable or like an endurance test.  ...

I used to plan trips around how many places I could see in a week. That entire philosophy fell apart the first time I traveled with a baby in tow. It wasn't a loss. It turned into one of the more unexpectedly beautiful shifts my travel style has ever gone...

There was a time when I measured my life by the stamps in my passport. Every new country represented possibility. Every boarding pass held the promise of an adventure waiting to unfold. Travel was never simply a hobby for me. It became my education, my career, my greatest passion, and...

[caption id="attachment_101561" align="alignnone" width="900"] Processed with VSCO with hb1 preset[/caption] There's a season of life where you learn what actually matters in a suitcase, and it usually happens the hard way. Mine came after one too many trips spent digging through a bag that wouldn't stay organized, wearing shoes that...