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Tag: Travel Reflections

20 Trips to Take in Your Twenties

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 by kowalkowskiallison

As someone who recently left her twenties behind, I wanted to reflect on all the travels I did during that period of my life (and what I missed but wish I hadn’t). I figured the best way to reminisce but also help anyone who finds this post was to make it into a guide of…

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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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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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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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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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Travel Influencers That (More Than) Deserve a Follow

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by kowalkowskiallison

With travel slowly coming back to life, I thought it was the perfect time to round up some travel influencers that more than deserve a follow. Travelers are my favorite type of influencers to follow online (obviously). This website wouldn’t even exist without inspiration from some of the OGs below–you can’t start a blog if…

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Traveling Solo Will Change Your Life

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by kowalkowskiallison

It’s been quite a year hasn’t it? I think we’re all feeling antsy to start living life again, but at the same time, feeling stuck in the stay-at-home mindset that’s been forced upon us for so long. Now more than ever, we have to actively choose to get out of our comfort zones. Traveling solo…

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16 Beautiful Things from 16 Countries

Posted on February 1, 2021September 4, 2024 by kowalkowskiallison

Although I was on track to make it to 30 countries by 30 (darn pandemic), I’m beyond grateful that I’ve now been to 15 countries plus the US. I thought it would be fun to go through each country and share one beautiful thing out of all my travels that has left me in tears,…

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