Travel is not for the faint of heart, at least not this much travel. I’m currently at 38,000 feet flying to Hong Kong after spending a week in Australia and New Zealand. I get why people pay the big bucks for business class tickets (not that I did) because you arrive, typically, more refreshed. I […]
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Thoughts Before I Embark on my First Solo Travel Trip
I woke up the other night in a panic. I was in my own bed, but the thoughts raced, “What am I going to do in this new city tomorrow?” The hubster has been has been away on a rural clinical rotation in the middle of Florida for 2 months. During the week, I’m sleeping […]
Destination Revealed: Where I’m Going
I’ll describe how the process went once I finally decided that traveling would need to be done solo this time. Ask readers where I should go. Contemplate super expensive European destinations. Look over super expensive group tours. Ask your dad to go with you. (He said, “No.”) Sit on the decision for many weeks as life […]
Bangkok on my Mind
Bangkok and I have love/hate relationship. It could have been due to a mixture of circumstances since we had just gotten back from a remarkable, eye-opening few days in Cambodia, only to fall prey to a cliché scam on our first day in Bangkok. We weren’t happy about it. But, I remember sweating through my dress at 9pm, […]
Canceling our Trip to Southeast Asia & How Things Will Get Better
I’m not sure where to begin, so I’ll just dive into the vulnerability pool. It’s been a whirlwind 6 days of emotionally epic proportions. Life has a freakishly maddening way of reminding you that you aren’t in control of anything…even a trip you’ve been planning for 6 months. It’s safe to say that medical school […]
Preparation and Excitement
They say preparing and anticipating for a trip is as exciting as the trip itself. I’m pretty sure TripAdvisor has some legitimate concerns about how often I’ve been logged in. Is there a TripAdvisor Intervention team? “Dear Caroline, Your addiction to TripAdvisor has affected my life negatively in the following ways…” These last few months have […]