I've seen the San Francisco skyline come into view while crossing the Bay Bridge countless times: as a kid, I loved watching for the Alcatraz spotlight and trying to spot the office building where my grandfather worked. Now, I gaze at the city built...
When I'm traveling and people ask me where I'm from, I say "California." And no matter where I am in the world, it's remarkable how many people reply either in song or by exclaiming Hotel California!
My friend Rex is the ultimate mix tape...
At a dinner with other travel bloggers and long-term travelers in Chiang Mai, someone asked what we all disliked most about home. Complaints flew about the bleak weather, the loud politics, the close-minded attitudes.
I sat silent, instead...
Whenever friends from home ask me about my life in St Kilda, I describe it as a beachy and laid-back suburb right outside of ultra-cool and urban Melbourne--like a Santa Cruz that's a 20-minute tram ride from the center of the city, to put it in...
Right now, I'm lucky enough to be playing tourist and pretending to be a resident of Nice, France. The French Riviera is undoubtably a huge tourist destination, and I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to explore.
However, before moving here,...