Tag: Solo Travel
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Pasta & Pizza Diet For the Week
Milan I need to stop booking early flights because they are cheap is a big lesson I have learned. Another early wake-up call landed me in Milan by noon. My next hostel, Ostello Bello Grande, was less hostel-y but still had a good atmosphere. I had nice roommates, so I didn’t feel too alone here.…
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Officially Official Solo Traveler
I’ve been Chloonthego-ing so much I haven’t had time to write! Apologies for my delays friends. Arrival: Without data and access to Google Translate, the isolation kicked in. My attempt to get a French SIM card flopped, so I, in defeat, sat at a cafe and cried. (Probably out of stress, tiredness, and hunger.) I…
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The Day That Never Ends
Day 1.5: It Begins (One Day Late) I sit writing this from the floor of terminal C at IAH on this lovely, hot Tuesday afternoon. My initial departure date was set for Monday morning. However, I decided to delay a day after moving out Saturday and learning how ill-prepared I still was for the trip.…
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So, what are your post-grad plans?
The dreaded question that’s been asked in countless conversations these past months. It doesn’t help I’m bad at talking about myself, so this won’t be as much about me, but rather why I’m taking this backpacking trip. I consider myself a highly motivated, independent, and organized person. I planned for everything and overthought my day-to-day…