Category: Solo Travel
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Bogotá Travel Guide: Coffee, Art, Spanish Lessons, and a City That Spoiled Me
I took a solo trip to Bogotá to celebrate my birthday. While I was there I took private Spanish lessons ($10/hour), drank incredible coffee, explored museums, shopped at local boutiques, and ate some of the best food in South America. It was one of those trips where a city quietly…
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Medellín Travel Guide: What It’s Like as a Solo Traveler & Digital Nomad
I visited Medellín, Colombia as part of a longer South America trip with one main question: could I live here long-term? My route included Medellín (Colombia), Asunción (Paraguay), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Santiago (Chile) – a mix of cities often discussed in digital nomad and long-stay travel circles. When I found…
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Asuncion, Paraguay: Tax Haven and Kind People
I arrived in Asunción, Paraguay with no plan and no research, which is usually either a mistake or a gift. This time, it was a gift. I wouldn’t recommend traveling to South America just to go to Paraguay. It’s not a tourism-forward country like Peru, Brazil, or Colombia. There are…
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Zagreb, Croatia: Plitvice National Park & Day Trip to Slovenia
Why Zagreb? I found a $16 flight from Italy to Zagreb, Croatia and just booked it. That’s how I got here. Dubrovnik, Croatia was on my radar for the Game of Thrones tours and beautiful beaches, but that felt like better group trips. Since I was alone, I stayed a…
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Layover Edition
I arrived in Buenos Aires Argentina at 12 PM and left the next morning at 9 AM. So this was not a deep cultural experience, it was a long layover from Uruguay to Chile. But, I still managed to eat 4 dinners, and form some strong opinions. Here are my…
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Tallinn, Estonia: Start Up Culture, Elk Liver, and the Ferry to Helsinki
Why did I travel to Estonia? I’d been wanting to visit Estonia for a while, mostly because of all the hype around its startup and tech scene. This country has less than 1.5 million people, is right on the water, is famous for producing numerous tech unicorns (like Skype, Wise, Bolt, Pipedrive) and “producing 10…
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Istanbul: 21 Hours, a Layover, Rugs, Restaurants and Mosques
Not ideal, because there’s so much to do in Istanbul – but here’s the highlights and loads of restaurant recs from a local to see Istanbul the best you can.
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Visiting Montevideo Uruguay: The Calm, The Cost, and The Culinary Reality
I arrived in Montevideo expecting a softer, quieter version of Argentina — and that assumption wasn’t far off. It’s almost suspiciously chill. Just mate in hand and a strong commitment to staying unbothered. (For context: Mate in Uruguay is more than a drink — it’s a ritual. A caffeinated herbal…
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1 Day in Riga, Latvia and Some Life Lessons
I hate traveling this way. It’s so American, rushed, and lame. But hey..flights were cheap. I got a $17 USD flight from Stockholm and a $9 USD flight to my next location – Tallin Estonia, so that’s just the way it worked and why I was in Riga for less…
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Why Budapest Is Actually the Perfect Bachelorette Destination
I freaking loved Budapest. I spent 3 days here on a solo trip from London to Warsaw, and the whole time I was thinking…this city is Bachelorette gold. I saw a group of British guys in matching “Groom’s Last Ride” shirts trying to order shots with Google Translate, and it…