Five months ago, I left the United States to embark on an indefinite trip around the world. I sold all my possessions and left my job and friends behind to pursue a new life on the road. By late December, I had visited Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, England, and Spain. At that point, I was at [...]
December 20, 2012
The Reality of Travel is Things Change
People are always asking me what I’ve learned from traveling, and what advice I would give to other travelers. Well, today I’m going to tell you that piece of advice: Take time to make plans for your trip; then don’t be afraid to change them. Travel = Change In life in general, situations and people [...]
December 11, 2012
Impressions of a Hindu Diwali Festival in London
LONDON. We always hear about it. It’s one of the globe’s greatest cities. It’s a city that represents refined English culture and royalty. In the minds of the world, London often conjures images of Princess Diana, high tea, red double decker buses, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace, to name a few. But wait a [...]
November 17, 2012
Remembering My Past and Looking for the Future
There’s something very important about me that many of you don’t know much about. It has to do with my past. I have decided to share a bit of my story with you today… Searching for Purpose and Meaning Almost three months ago, I quit my job. Many of you probably already know this fact. [...]
November 13, 2012
Europe Off the Beaten Path: Scoraig, Scotland
Before leaving for my trip through Europe, I have to admit that I was very cynical. I thought Europe was going to be grossly overrun with tourists and that it would be next to impossible to escape them. My hope was to discover Europe off the beaten path, but deep down I don’t think I [...]
November 2, 2012
A Journey into Britain’s Mordor: Kinlochleven, Scotland
“Did you realize you are heading straight into Mordor?!” the Scottish guy sitting next to me on the Inverness-Fort William bus exclaimed. He had just asked me where I was going, and I had told him the name of my destination: Kinlochleven. “It’s the darkest place in the UK. They get the least annual sunshine [...]
October 31, 2012
Wednesday’s Word of the Week: A Few Irish Curses
Irish Gaelic, or simply “Irish,” is a Celtic language related to Scottish Gaelic, and more distantly to Welsh and Breton. Something that I wasn’t expecting before I arrived in Ireland is that most Irish people have at least some knowledge of the language. This has to do with the fact that Irish is now taught [...]
October 28, 2012
Photo Essay: Belfast’s Murals and Street Art
There is one main reason why Belfast attracts visitors and tourists. People come because they are fascinated by the decades-long sectarian conflict between the city’s Protestants and Catholics. Belfast’s many walls, murals, and street art are probably the best visible reminder of this conflict and history. Before coming to Belfast, I was a bit critical [...]
October 25, 2012
The Benefits of Learning a Language
Love, money, intelligence, travel. Those are the four main benefits of learning a language, according to Kaplan’s Inspire Language Learning: Blogger Competition. As part of the competition, I was asked to choose which of these is the most convincing reason to become multilingual. In fact, any one of these four could be great motivation to [...]
October 19, 2012
Off the Tourist Trail: Visiting Eastern Scotland
When most people think of Scotland, their eyes get dreamy and they start imagining Loch Ness, rugged highlands and glens, and kilt-clad bagpipers. What most people don’t realize is that there is an entirely different side to Scotland. The eastern side to be exact. Relaxing in the Port Town of Montrose I wasn’t sure what [...]
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My name is Hannah and I'm a self-professed travel junkie. I have found that the only remedy to my addiction is travel itself. I am on an indefinite journey around the world just trying to explore this small planet called Earth!
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