solo traveller perfecting her selfie one destination at a time
The onset of winter makes me want to curl up by a warm fire and stare out the window at a beautiful view. Luckily, there are some gorgeous alpine lakes to do so at, all with picture-perfect surroundings and active adventures. Many also feature plenty of year-round outdoor activities as well. And they’re all great…
Not many people pack up and go to the Shetland Islands in January, but that is precisely what I did last week. The main reason for the visit was the fire festival of Up Helly Aa, however we stayed a full week. There’s so much to see and do up in the Shetland Islands, too,…
do you love your city? do you love to write? ** guest blogging at the girl with the map tattoo The Girl With The Map Tattoo is seeking guest bloggers who are interested in writing a post about their city – the one you live in, the one you love the most, it doesn’t matter!…
It’s not a secret that I love Wellington; I feel like I made that abundantly clear in every post I ever wrote about it. I completely enjoyed my time here and fell head over heels for the “coolest little capital” in the world. Why? Well, you probably read my post about 25 things to do…
Are we really already in 2016?! How on earth did we get here? Am I prepared to be in my thirties as opposed to just thirty?! But I digress…… 2015 was an incredible year for Paper, Ink, and Passports…. aka The Girl With the Map Tattoo. Thanks to you guys – my lovely, lovely readers…
I reached out to a good friend who lives in boston for a little help on this destinations post. matt is a native ohioan who lived in savannah, georgia and new york city before relocating to beantown, and i don’t think he’ll ever leave it (except maybe to move to scotland. matt loves scotland like…
Scotland’s Isle of Skye might be one of the prettiest places in the world. And I’m not biased – it’s made it onto many a list of most beautiful places. It’s a small island, accessible via bridge from the mainland of Scotland, and doable in a day or two. To get the real effect, though,…
hi! i hope everyone had a great weekend. i myself was back east for a long weekend. i had a family wedding and then i headed north to boston for a few days to see my friend m and do a little fall fun stuff. i took the amtrak from stamford to boston, something i’ve…
{original image from dino’s storage} omaha holds a special place in my heart. a good friend from high school went to creighton, met a guy, and got married in omaha. i was part of her bridal party, and even though we no longer talk, i hope she knows i still consider her a friend. it’s…
i have said it several times and i will say it again. athens is *not* a beautiful city. it has beautiful aspects and some incredible history, but the essence of athens is not the parthenon and the acropolis or syntagma square. it is the people, the fact that greeks are proud of their heritage, and…