Confession: when trying a new restaurant or when on a working lunch or dinner, I will often become overwhelmed with the food options and ignore the menu. Inevitably, the wait person will arrive to take my order after I ask for a "couple minutes" and I panic HARD. Like knees-weak-palms-sweaty-mom-spaghetti panic, ya know? I often …
Category: Do or Don’t?
Do or Don’t? :Thoughts on Touristy Spots
I've given a lot of thought to whether or not it's worth my precious travel time to see the touristy spots and take pictures of the monuments, restaurants, movie scenes, buildings, etc. When I first started traveling, visiting tourist destinations was the only way I knew how to travel. And the only real reason anyone …
Do or Don’t: Travel Thrifting
This one is DEFINITELY a do for me. I usually only bring a few outfits and shoes on my trips so that I can stuff my suitcase full of one-of-a-kind treasures. One of my favorite things to do while traveling is perusing unique thrift or antique stores. My family and friends know that I refuse …
Sleeping in Your Car: Do or Don’t?
When I first told my family I planned on sleeping in my car on my first solo road trip, they were very concerned. After telling me every horror story they had seen on the news since 1985, they offered to pay for my hotel. As a poor college kid living off cheese, crackers, and macaroni, …
On Using Your Intuition When Traveling
One of my favorite ways to explore a city is to wander. When I come to a street corner, I let my intuition guide me. Right, left, straight? I have stumbled upon wonderful adventures using this method. Some people, like my dad, memorize maps of the city to which they are traveling before they ever …
Mae Goes West 