What It’s Actually Like to Learn to Surf as an Adult
I picked up my first surfboard at 33. Six years later I surf every day I can. Here’s the honest […]
Surf & Slow Travel
Mexico, Nicaragua, Ecuador. Not quite a trip, not quite living there — somewhere in between. A month or more in one place, learning to surf, stumbling through Spanish, and figuring out what slow actually feels like.
An Active Person’s Guide to Naples, Marco Island, and the Everglades
I am not a sit-on-the-beach-with-a-cocktail person. Here are things to do in and around Naples, Florida that keep you actually
How to Save Money When Traveling: What Actually Works
I have traveled a lot of different ways, vacation mode, backpacker mode, long-term slow travel mode, and everything in between.
What I Actually Pack for Long-Term Travel
A note on links: some products below have affiliate links. Everything listed is something I personally use or have used
What a Month of Slow Travel Actually Costs: Mexico and Ecuador, Real Numbers
Everyone talks about slow travel like it’s either free or impossibly expensive. The truth is somewhere specific and I can
Things to Do in Sayulita: A Local’s Honest Guide After 5 Years
By someone who came on vacation, fell in love, and kept coming back for four more winters. There are a
How to Travel Solo as a Woman Without It Being Lonely
Solo travel has a reputation problem. People hear it and picture sitting alone at a restaurant table for one, wandering
How to Get from Puerto Vallarta Airport to Sayulita (And Get Around Once You’re There)
I have flown in and out of Puerto Vallarta at least a dozen times since 2020. I have taken the
The Best Surf Towns for Solo Female Travelers (From Someone Who’s Done All Three)
Sayulita, Mexico. Olon, Ecuador. Playa Gigante, Nicaragua. Three very different experiences — all worth it. I want to be upfront
What Three Months in Mexico Actually Looks Like (Year Four)
Let me get something out of the way first. There are approximately one million blog articles about Sayulita, Mexico. Best
Olon, Ecuador: A Month of Surf, Spanish, and Figuring Out Solo Travel
Olon had been on my radar for two or three years before I actually went. I found Outdoor Ecuador —
Surf, Spanish, and Figuring It Out: A Month in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua
It was 2023, I landed in Managua with a roller bag, a backpack, a boyfriend I hadn’t seen in months,