Pop Culture

Read, Watch Listen: My Favorites of 2018

While I love blogging and creating content, I don’t know if anything is more entertaining than consuming good content. Whether nonfiction or fiction, narrative or journalistic, I love a story that is well written, well edited, well produced. This year, I seemed to take in many more podcasts than normal and less books. But that… Continue reading Read, Watch Listen: My Favorites of 2018

Books, Pop Culture, Travel Gear

9 Books To Read While Traveling

I love reading while traveling. Nothing passes the time on a long flight or an unending train ride like a good book. I put together a list of books that I’ve enjoyed while traveling this year, and hope you will too! For more book recommendations, check out my book review blog, Around the World in… Continue reading 9 Books To Read While Traveling

Books, Funny & Weird, Pop Culture

8 Books That Will Inspire Wanderlust This Summer

Can reading be an addiction? If so, I’m addicted to reading. For multiple years in a row I’ve completed reading challenges of over 50 books a year. Back in 2013 and again now in 2016, I’ve been doing a travel-themed reading challenge called Around the World in 80 Books. As I read books set in… Continue reading 8 Books That Will Inspire Wanderlust This Summer

Books, Planning, Pop Culture

Ready for Adventure | Reading for Adventure

“Books are the carriers of civilization…They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.” Barbara W. Tuchman  I’m a reader and I’m a traveler. I’ve visited 25 countries so far, and countless more in the books I read. I think reading has the ability to transport you… Continue reading Ready for Adventure | Reading for Adventure

America, Books

Reading & Traveling – The Year of 100 Books

I can say that 2014 has not only been the year in which I've visited the most countries, but also the year that I've read the most books. I read ALOT when I travel. Plane rides, bus rides, layovers, and inevitable delays provide ample opportunities to read while traveling. I primarily read on my Kindle,… Continue reading Reading & Traveling – The Year of 100 Books

America, Books, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Life in Asia, Nepal, Pop Culture

Reading on the Road: My Top 10

For some reason, I read the most while traveling. Maybe it's because I'm not working my 9am - 5pm [or 10pm] job at home, but I just find that I read furiously while traveling. And since I'm traveling so much this year, I ambitiously gave myself a goal for 100 books this year. And I… Continue reading Reading on the Road: My Top 10

Books, Inspiration, Photos & Video

Finding the Lost Girls

In case you haven’t realized it yet, I’m a HUGE reader. I love books, reading, and getting lost in a great story. I probably read more fiction than non-fiction, but I’m always up for a good story. Last year’s reading adventures took me around the world, with 80 books taking me to 80 nations. This… Continue reading Finding the Lost Girls

America, Life in Asia, Pop Culture

Pan Am & Me

Some people bring comfort food when they travel to remind them of home, but I bring comfort entertainment. TV or movies that I can turn on and tune out and unwind after long bus rides or stressful days. Currently, I’ve been watching my way through the one-season wonder, Pan Am, the 2011 ABC drama that… Continue reading Pan Am & Me