Travel Tips

I’ve been thinking about Grand Gulch lately, which is probably what happens when you spend too much time staring at maps of Cedar Mesa in southeastern Utah.

I used to think camping in winter was about layering clothes until you looked like a walking duvet. Turns out—and this took me longer than I’

I used to think traveling with pets was just about packing an extra bag of kibble. Turns out, the logistics of keeping a cat healthy across state lines—

I used to think finding real local food while traveling meant avoiding anything with a laminated menu. Turns out, that’s only half the story—

I spent three months last year living out of a Honda Civic, working remotely from rest stops across the Southwest, and the thing nobody tells you is how

I used to think wilderness areas were all the same—just empty desert punctuated by the occasional juniper. The Geography of Forgetting: Where Glen

I bought my van on a Tuesday, which felt like the wrong day to make a life-changing decision. Here’s the thing about converting a vehicle into a

I used to think camping theft was something that only happened to other people—until my friend’s tent got rifled through at 3 a.

Solo travel sounds like freedom, until you’re sitting alone in a hostel common room at 2 AM, scrolling through your phone, wondering why the hell

I’ve driven the Blue Ridge Parkway maybe six times now, and each trip I swear I’ll finally nail down what makes it different from every other