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Author: kowalkowskiallison

Bring Your International Bucket List to the U.S. With These 10 Trips

Posted on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

How can we bring our international bucket lists to the U.S.? The pandemic has made traveling abroad that much riskier, and at the same time, we’re realizing how precious our time is. We’re itching to tick experiences off our bucket lists more than ever before. The U.S. has no shortage of options for a bucket…

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Solo Female Travel in Greece

Posted on February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

I had so many questions about solo female travel in Greece before I spent 2 weeks there. Although Greece is a very mainstream country to visit, I couldn’t find many posts specifically about solo female travel there! So I wanted to put this guide together for those of you looking to plan your own trip….

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Daydreamer Diaries: Feb 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022March 2, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

Musings On the day Russia launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine, I was on a flight to the Bahamas with my best friend. Life is full of loss, heartbreak, disease, uncertainty, and fear… so when you get the chance to hold loved ones close and find moments of happiness, you take it. And that’s what…

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Daydreamer Diaries: Jan 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

Musings Happy New Year! I realized it had been a while since I posted one of these, and I thought it could be fun to keep up with them more consistently… maybe once a month, in a kind of “favorites” format? So here’s the January 2022 edition, all the things I’ve been loving this month….

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Solo Female Travel in Panama

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

I recently returned from 2 and 1/2 weeks of solo female travel in Panama and wanted to get all my thoughts and recommendations into one post for anyone planning their own trip. Or for anyone daydreaming about travel–you’ve come to the right place. Panama had been on my bucket list for years (mainly because of…

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To All the Boats I Loved Before

Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 by kowalkowskiallison

I thought 2021 was the Year of the Ox? But for me, it ended up being the Year of the Sailboat. No matter how you feel about the New Year, whether you celebrate it/set goals or not, it’s a natural time to reflect on life and set intentions for the future. And when I thought…

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Why I Turn to Travel in the Good Times and the Bad

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by kowalkowskiallison

Travel is my passion and has been for as long as I can remember. If you’re reading this, I’m sure it’s a big part of your life too. I think back on my dreams of seeing the world as a child, how I asked for flights to California for my 13th birthday, and how I…

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Female Packing List for Greece (in Sept)

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 by kowalkowskiallison

I recently got back from 2 wonderful weeks in Greece and wanted to share everything I packed in my bag! This female packing list for Greece is meant to accompany the video linked below where I talk through what I brought and why. Then I’ve linked a few of the exact outfits in case you’re…

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