When I travel, I like to challenge myself. One of the challenges I typically face is packing. When you’re on the move a lot, having two giant roller suitcases, a purse, and a hat case is not only heavy and cumbersome but also screams, “TOURIST.” I choose to travel with a 40L backpack, which can [...]
Global Gal on the Go embarking on her European adventure. At the beginning of 2016, I quit my corporate desk job in pursuit of traveling. My plan was to spend 5 months backpacking through Europe. I was confident; I felt like it would be easy. I had traveled to Europe before and this [...]
Going on a trip typically involves a certain amount of planning, research, and budgeting. In fact, year after year, a lot of Americans don't end up using all of their vacation time, many of them citing money and cost being the main issues holding them back. Saving up money for a trip—particularly an international one—is [...]
Today we're talking to "Go-To Global Gal" Alyce to learn a little bit about her, her experiences, and how travel has impacted her life. We'll also be interviewing other Global Gals team members in the future, so be sure to keep an eye out for more "Get to Know" features! What do you think [...]
Around the world, a number of significant holidays fill the calendar between November and January. This peak holiday season includes a wide variety of holidays: Saint Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the Lunar New Year are just a few examples of the many special days celebrated. Today though, we’d like to take a brief look at some [...]
I’ve flown across the US and across the Pacific to Asia numerous times. Though, I still have yet to fly east—my trips outside of the US seem to be permanently westward-bound, but hopefully sometime soon I’ll change that directional habit. (Italy and Greece are on my “bucket list”!) Either way, I’m used to flying long [...]
Your toes curl as you creep towards it. Your pulse quickens, which reminds you that you have one. Your face is as hot as a bowl of tomato soup and the color to match. Here you are once again. At the edge. One…two…wait! Who will water the plants? Reality rears its head and snaps you [...]
You were wrong. You were so wrong. Everyone told you that this was the right move. This college, this job, this place, this person. You’re following the right steps and on the verge of major success. Once you’ve achieved it you’ll have finally arrived! The worries of the world will be void—financial woes, relationship problems, [...]
Travel product review & photos by "Go-To Global Gal" Alyce Howard. If I’m honest, I can be a bit of a shopaholic—once I start buying things I tend to have the compulsion to splurge—especially if I’m buying gifts for someone else. So the best way for me to not fall prey to my shopaholic tendencies is [...]
Jeanne Baret (1740-1807) In speaking of Jeanne, Admiral Bougainville wrote, “… she well knew when we embarked that we were going round the world, and that such a voyage had raised her curiosity. She will be the first woman that ever made it, and I must do her the justice to affirm that she has [...]
