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Breaking Free: Why I Chose to Travel Alone

If you didn’t catch my brief introduction, I’ve been traveling solo for almost eight years. Throughout every trip I’ve taken, people have asked me why I’m traveling alone. It’s interesting to reflect on how my answer to that question has evolved since I first started traveling. Initially, I started traveling solo, like many others do, because I got tired of waiting for others to join me. I have a great small circle of friends, but we all have different lifestyles and...

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Hot Air Balloon Adventures: My Amazing Experience in Sedona

On my current mission of visiting all fifty states, I took a trip out west to the very scenic Arizona. My itinerary while visiting was to explore Antelope Canyon and Grand Canyon. After visiting both, I searched for local attractions and came across advertisements for hot air balloon rides. To my surprise, it was a few who even took tours over the red rocks. During my road trip in Arizona I was obsessed with the mountains, sandstones and red rock’s....

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A Peek Inside the Most Beautiful Canyon in America

You know how most touristy places don’t live it to the hype? Well this was not the case while visiting Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon was my windows desktop background on my first computer! Old school, I know, but do you remember it? I didn’t have much info on what it actually was, I just thought it was nice to look at. A few years ago I was looking in a travel magazine and there it was again....

The Time I Ate Too Many Weed Edibles in Colorado

How could a small container of weed brownies reck havoc upon a short four day trip to Denver, Colorado? Such a sad and shameful tale. I can’t believe I’m even sharing it. *And in case someone from my job stumbles across the post – just know that I’m done with edibles! FOREVER! But anywho, let’s start from the beginning. Once upon a time, I booked a cheap roundtrip flight to Denver, Colorado for like $29 each way. I flew with...

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How to Find the Best Tours in the Whitsunday Islands

I have the hardest time writing about my experiences in Australia and New Zealand. A cheesy grin always stretches across my face, just thinking about the memories. From Alabama to Australia, is a huge deal to me! Like I actually went?! One place that I absolutely had to visit while in Australia was the Whitsunday Islands. The remarkable beauty of the islands is constantly rated as one of the top beaches in the world travel to. If you don’t know...

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My Review of the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex After One Year

I just got an alert that my $350 annual card fee was due. So, I thought what better time to discuss my Delta Platinum SkyMiles American Express Card! My first credit card was actually the Delta SkyMiles Gold American Express Card. I had it for about six years, before I decided to upgrade to the platinum last November. There were three reasons why I decided to upgrade. The first was that Delta changed the criteria for medallion qualification, which meant...

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How Much Do Popular Destinations Really Cost (Tokyo)?

One of my main reasons for creating this website was to discuss how much it really cost to travel. Before I started traveling solo, I followed so many content creators. From bloggers to YouTubers, I was trying to soak up as much information as I could before I started traveling alone. One thing that I rarely came across was someone who stated exactly how much they spent on trips. Some people may consider it tacky or distasteful. But, here on...

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What It’s Like to Walk Among Lions and Cheetahs

I can’t even find words to describe the day I went on a morning walk with two lions and a cheetah! Honestly, it’s every word you can think of between amazing and phenomenal. It’s also quite a few more choice words after arriving at the park. It’s when I realized that maybe I did not think this excursion all the way through. But, let’s start at the beginning. My first steps ever on the African continent was in South Africa....

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