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Category: Lifestyle

notes on social media (and travel content)

Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 by kowalkowskiallison

Social Media as a Millennial Social media is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Last year, in 2023, I finally decided to make some changes in my daily life in regards to all the new technology we’ve had from like 2008 onwards. For me, that looked like deleting certain apps completely and planning…

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Winter Wish List and Wrap Up (2024)

Posted on February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 by kowalkowskiallison

I used to write weekly updates back when I was traveling full time in 2019 and 2020, and then I wrote monthly updates in 2022. I liked these posts because they gave me a chance to share current favorites, musings, real time travel thoughts, that kind of stuff. I haven’t written an update-style post in…

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The Year of Spanish: 2023 in Review

Posted on December 30, 2023December 30, 2023 by kowalkowskiallison

These posts are some of my favorite to work on each year because I get to s l o w d o w n and reflect on all my travel memories from the past twelve months. Everything I get to do– big or small, near or far, solo or shared– is so special to me,…

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Camino de Santiago Female Packing List

Posted on September 25, 2023March 14, 2024 by kowalkowskiallison

Before I walked Stage 1 of the Camino de Santiago (from St Jean Pied de Port to LogroƱo), I scoured the internet for hours and hours to make sure my packing was on point. This here is a compilation of everything I researched and decided to bring on my own camino. Use this post as…

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The Year of the Extrovert: 2022 in Review

Posted on December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

I’m not big on New Years resolutions, but I do love a bit of reflection and introspection at the end of the year. I thought it would be fun to look back on everywhere 2022 took me and share some travel highlights! I ending up calling 2021 “The Year of the Sailboat” for obvious reasons,…

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Daydreamer Diaries: Nov 2022

Posted on December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

Musings Dec 2022 marks ten years of being on Instagram for me. TEN YEARS. I think about social media a lot, but because of this impending anniversary, it feels like I’ve been thinking about it a bit more lately. Instagram is a place to share laughs and information and stay in touch with friends and…

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Daydreamer Diaries: Oct 2022

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

Between going to see Harry Styles in L.A. and getting a new album from Taylor Swift, October ended up being a month filled with pop music! Another highlight was watching the Liverpool-Arsenal game while holding my niece, enjoying a big cup of coffee with my favorite doggies cuddled next to us on the couch. There…

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Daydreamer Diaries: Sept 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 by kowalkowskiallison

Musings Due to the Queen’s passing a few weeks back, most of the content I consumed in September was royal-related. It’s too complex to explain my thoughts about the monarchy in just a few sentences here so I won’t try, but know that my fascination with the events this month stemmed more from a historical…

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