Spending the holidays away from home can be extremely hard. For me, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas when the temperature hits 90°F and people are spending their days at the beach. Christmas to me is snowy weather, getting curled up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate and watching a feel-good Christmas …
Author: Tara
Keeping Up With a Travel Blog (After I’ve Stopped Traveling)
If you haven’t noticed from the lack of blogging for the past ten months, I’ve been struggling to write. When I moved to Australia, I was constantly traveling and exploring new places. It was so easy to write blogs because I always had something to write about. When I decided to go back to school …
The Land of Maple Everything
Canada. It has always been high up on my bucket list of places to go. Being only a 5 hour drive from Boston to Montreal, it’s the perfect little getaway. But somehow, it took me until this summer to get there. Mason and I were on a trip home to the US to see my …
How to Camp in Australia
Since moving to Australia, camping has become one of my absolute FAVORITE things to do. WA has some of the best camping spots in all of Australia. It really is second to none! While camping can be lots of fun, the key to an enjoyable and safe trip, is in the planning. Here’s a list …
Odd Jobs While Traveling
We’ve all had that dream, you know, the one about quitting your job and traveling full time. As amazing as it sounds, it’s quite impossible, unless you’ve hit the megabucks. You may be reading this thinking, “What are you talking about?! You quit your job and moved to Australia!” Yes, I did, but it’s not …
NYC in 53
Just 53 hours, that’s all we had in New York, but we definitely made every second of it count. We drove down mid-morning on a Friday, only stopping once for gas and lunch. We made it to New York around 1:00PM and checked into our hotel. citizenM was beyond what we thought it would be. …
Top 10 Things To Do in Perth, Australia
Although Perth may be the most isolated city in the world, it’s also the most overlooked city in Australia. I’ve done my fair share of traveling in Australia, and I have to say that Perth is, by far, my favorite city. With great weather year round, a laid-back lifestyle, and extremely friendly locals, why wouldn’t …
An Alphabet Guide to the Aussie Language
Although Australia is primarily an English speaking country, it can still be hard to understand their language. Aussie’s love to use slang whenever they can (like, for EVERY SINGLE WORD). I’ve been in Australia for over a year now, and I usually still have a blank look on my face when my Aussie friends are …
Top 10 Things To Do in Sydney, Australia
If you’re planning on visiting Sydney, Australia anytime soon, be sure to book a long trip, because there is plenty to see and do! Whether you’re a city-goer or a beach-goer, Sydney has something for everyone! After traveling to Sydney twice, I’ve come up with a list of the top 10 things you must do! …
An Open Letter to a Hesitant Traveler
Dear Hesitant Traveler, Stop making excuses. Stop telling yourself you can’t do it. Stop finding every little reason to not go. Go now, because now is the only time that’s real. We all say “someday”, but that “someday” never comes. We sit around waiting for the right time, making excuses for why we need to …