2025: Year of Travel in Review
2025: Low on blogging, still high on shenanigans! Here’s a wrap-up of where the year took me.
Year in Review: 2023 Travel
‘Tis the season to reflect, while also looking forward to 2024. Below are my five favorite destinations of 2023, plus five highlight experiences and a collection of photos from each trip I’ve taken. Cheers to 2023, and Happy New Year! 5 Highlight Experiences of 2023 January St. Thomas Alyeska Nordic Spa February Calisto Canyon Cabin …
2022 Year of Travel in Review
2022 was probably my busiest year of travel yet! Below are my five favorite destinations of the year, plus five highlight experiences and a collection of photos from each trip. 5 Favorite Destinations of 2022 5 Highlight Experiences of 2022 January East Coast & Pittsburgh Cabo, Mexico February Seward Alyeska March Las Vegas Cali Fairbanks …
Kodiak Crab Fest: The Perfect Start (or End!) to Summer
In May of 2019 I was fortunate enough to return to the island of Kodiak, Alaska to kick off my summer! A friend and I visited Crab Fest over Memorial Day weekend, spent time with great people, and even snuck in a little dancing! (If you’re interested in jumping straight to a quick Kodiak highlights …
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A Beginner’s Guide to Backpacking
Before I moved to Alaska six years ago, my hiking and backpacking experience was pretty limited. I loved being outside while growing up in Pennsylvania and I played sports all through school and into college, plus my family and I would camp every summer at Assategue State Park in Maryland. Active lover of the outdoors, …
Top 5 Travel Staples
Whether I’m traipsing through Seattle for the weekend, on a month-long road-trip through Scotland, or exploring Alaska’s White Mountains for an afternoon, there are a few items that have become an essential part of both my day-to-day and extended travel routine. These items are usually the first things I pack, no matter how big or …
#TenYearChallenge (Travel Style)
It occurred to me last week that 2019 marks a full decade since my first international trip! In 2009, I was one of four high school juniors who accompanied our biology teacher to Costa Rica. With EF Educational Tours as our guide, we explored the lush landscape, went zip lining, planted trees, visited a school …
Travel Blog, Take One
Welcome! I’m Megan, and I love to travel. I’m quite addicted, honestly. While spending time with family over the holidays, my mother asked (somewhat accusingly), “Do you literally have to travel EVERY time you have a day off?” Yes. Resoundingly, yes. While I have a full-time job in my home-base of Anchorage, Alaska, I adventure …