After listening to a Dear Sugar Radio podcast, I felt inspired to reflect on the subject of saying no. It’s so hard in our society to say no, especially for women. I’ve been grappling with this topic in the context of leaving a stable job to travel long term and what that would mean. Does saying no…
Author: kowalkowskiallison
One Day in Brisbane: 7 Different Itineraries
Spending one day (or more) in Brisbane, Australia is totally worth it! Check out these 7 different itineraries to help plan your visit!
What to do in Malibu: a 2-Day Itinerary
A travel blogger’s top tips for what to do in Malibu in 2 days including the perfect Airbnb and best activites (all within a reasonable budget)!
Joshua Tree is the Best Weekend Trip from San Diego
Visiting Joshua Tree National Park from San Diego is one of the best weekend trips you can take, if not the best, in my opinion. If you’re looking for a place to visit for a couple days that’s driving distance from San Diego, you actually have a lot of amazing options. There’s LA (from Disneyland…
Two Gals Explore Las Vegas’ Arts District
Our girls weekend to Las Vegas including a road trip from San Diego, exploring the arts district, and other artsy things to do on the strip.
loving the many faces of LONDON.
A look back at my time in London, falling in love with the city’s many faces–prim/proper, grungy, old, new, multicultural, very British.
Ollie Tells All: That Time Mexican TSA Pulled Him off a Flight
A few months ago I mentioned that there were two places I’ve traveled to that I haven’t written about on my blog. One was Italy, and I ended up writing about it here. So now there’s only one country left, and that country is… MEXICO! I also figured we were way past due having Ollie…
Notes on Decluttering
Let me just start by saying I hate cleaning. When we moved into our quite small one bedroom apartment which in reality doesn’t take that long to clean, I set up an appointment with Merry Maids to see how much it would cost to have someone do it for us. Turns out our apartment was…