This last week has been the hardest for me and most emotional week by far. It started off with a nice bout of food poisoning which on its own is not a big deal but it started me off on a slippery slope of much more emotional turmoil. I have been on the road for … More Week of Hell and Small Epiphanies
I walked home last night and the stars seemed to have multipled under the night sky. When I got to my apartment here in Nicaragu, which is little more than a room with a bed, shower, toilet and a sink; I wanted to sit a look at the stars as I like to do. It … More Me and you under the same moon
Happy New Year!!! This year has been so crazy and full of life lessons. My year in review is much different than last year. After some major life changes I quit my jobs and decided to start traveling. It was the smartest thing I have ever done. Inspite of a few wrong choices here and … More Year in Review
Infamous beach spot San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua has a reputation for being a party spot but…looking a little beneath the reggeatone beats and scantily clad chicas you find a surf culture and simple life. At first I wanted to avoid this place…thinking it’s a party spot and to many it is. The more I … More San Juan Del Sur
Leon and Granada… Both have a lot of beauty and colonial charm to them. The streets are packed and loud with music blaring from the speakers of trucks and cars. If you are looking for a chill place to stay there are some but when you walk down the streets you are bombarded by music … More Leon & Granada
El Tunco…take me to the beach!! After several days in Tunco, I can say I have arrived at what I was wanting on this trip. Beaches and surf…I have yet to surf but I have been enjoying the waves and salt water. El Tunco has a quaint beauty…you have to look past all party spots … More El Salvador
It has been 30 days so far on the road. For me this is a long time to be roaming, wandering, living everyday with out needing to go to work. I know that last part sounds like a luxury to those who are working hard everyday…I mean it as, I feel lost without work. It … More Guatemala or Bust
I had my first little solo adventure this last week and it was amazingly refreshing! This last week I went to Lopez Island located in the Puget Sound. My trip started about a month ago in my head, maybe longer, anyway I thought, that would be a beautiful island to bike around. I don’t think … More a road less travelled
Hello readers. The sun has me in a daydream kind of haze today and I feel like little can take away this ‘high’. After some coffee and a bike ride I started thinking about lists. I make a to do list far to often and thought, maybe I need to make a bucket list…it is … More bucket list
Recently I went to my home town and to visit family in South Dakota and on the crappy flight (totally not going into this), I was thinking about home and can you really go home again. Over the course of my 13 years here in the PNW I have gone to visit my family at … More Home Sweet Home
Wanderlust Katie 