Some people dream of seeing those three iconic pillars at Angkor Wat, and some couldn't even point to Cambodia on a map. It's a destination that feels well-versed in the travel community, but has never quite hit that "mainstream" popularity, likely in part because of its very popular neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam.
I'm lucky enough…
I'm the type of traveler where if I look on a map and see I'll be close to a border, it physically pains me to not cross into the neighboring country. That's why I've visited Armenia on a quick day trip from Georgia and even took the train from Vienna to Bratislava just to grab…
When I was determining where I wanted to go for my 100th country, I was torn between two destinations: Rwanda and Uzbekistan. That's largely in part due to Country 100 being the "wedding of solo travelers," in my humble opinion, and these were the two destinations at the tip-top of my bucket list. I decided…
I've lost count of the number of layovers I've had in the Doha Airport. I'm never upset when I'm flying Qatar Airways, and I'm definitely never mad at a decent layover in what I think is one of the world's best airports, from the landmark giant Teddy Bear to the never-ending lush greenery from the…
As you make plans to visit Oman, you'll likely be steered in the direction to get out of the capital and spend more time in Oman's beautiful countryside. I'm not here to entirely dispel that, but to also say, Muscat is still worth spending some time in.
However, if you're on limited time and only…
If there's one region I feel continually drawn to, it's the Middle East. Maybe that's because it has continued to challenge some of my own misconceptions about what I've heard and read. It's an easy mishap for people to conglomerate the entire region into one, and that often leads to stereotypes of being unsafe, horrible…
Lebanon was a country that lived at the top of my bucket list for nearly a decade. I had plans to visit in 2019, but a cancelled connecting flight to Oman led me to reroute my Middle Eastern jaunt and save it for another day. Fast forward to 2026 when I found myself road-tripping Cyprus,…
I've eaten my way on a budget through food-centric cities like Bologna, have truffle hunted with pups in northern Italy, and have had açai bowls in Brazil that have ruined fruit for me everywhere elsewhere. One could easily say I like eating when I travel more than I actually like the travel part of travel.…
I had a full circle moment when I returned to Thailand, my first ever solo international trip that I took back in 2016. Nearly ten years and 90+ countries later, I stepped foot in Bangkok, once again.
My first trip to Thailand was a clueless meandering one. I simply booked a roundtrip out of…
There's arguably no cooler way to explore a new country than through a day trip. I was able to see Uruguay from Argentina by taking a ferry for the day, I walked to Paraguay from Brazil, and I've even gotten to see places like Turkïye on a long layover. So, when I found myself in…
