The Best Souvenir in Sweden: Family
On a recent trip to Sweden, I reconnected with my family history and found living Swedish relatives. … More The Best Souvenir in Sweden: Family
Thanks for joining us on this journey! I'm so glad you're here. I'm a writer and travel essayist with a goal of "Rolling to 100" countries in my lifetime. For me, it's not about checklist tourism, but about deep, immersive travel and the life-changing lessons we can learn from it. In my spare time, I provide writing support to others through Rollerbag Goddess Global Communications. I'll take on almost any kind of writing, including speechwriting, blogging, websites and much more! Travel and food writing are my twin passions, which are only eclipsed by my relentless pursuit of experiences worth writing about.
On a recent trip to Sweden, I reconnected with my family history and found living Swedish relatives. … More The Best Souvenir in Sweden: Family
Step inside ABBA The Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Just be sure to check your ego at the door. … More A Visit to ABBA The Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
In travel, some of the best souvenirs you can bring home are cultural traditions that enrich your life. That’s why I’m bringing hygge and fika back to the Upper Midwest. … More After 5 Weeks in Scandinavia I Caught an Incurable Case of Hygge and Fika
On a recent tip to Denmark, I set aside several days to explore outside of the city of Copenhagen. For while I love big cities, I’m a true believer that they do not typically offer an authentic look at local life and culture. They’re expensive; they draw crowds of tourists (including me!); and they’re filled … More I went to a town Rick Steves deemed “dreary.” Here’s what I found.
Backpack or Rollerbag? When you want to be agile in travel, the answer is clear. … More Exploring Scandinavia, without the rollerbag (!)
Fear of flying? Here are 12 tips for managing it (from someone who is terrified!) … More Fear of Flying? Here are 12 Tips for Managing It (From Someone Who is Terrified)
1863 wasn’t so very long ago; though its buildings may be crumbling, the ghosts within still tell our stories. … More A Visit to the Tenement Museum in New York City
Womankind… When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to travel alone… we dissolve the barriers that have held us back, the job, the finances and most of all, the fears… and claim the rights we have as solo explorers. We hold these travel truths to be self-evident that it is time to … More A Declaration of Travel Independence
Whether you’re trying to eat better or make ethical choices, bacon is a hard food to sub out. I was veg for 20 years, and when I tried bacon again I felt like everyone had been holding out on me. I’d been satisfying the craving with MorningStar Farms veggie bacon product, which is solid, yet…not … More The Great Fakin’ Bacon Taste Test
I can’t help but wonder how many of us are blindly following the “shoulds” of this world–the deeply-engrained expectations others hold for our lives–when really, we must set the goals that are right for us and build a life that supports the experience we dream of having for this short, precious go-around. … More Setting Goals that Matter, Amidst the “Shoulds”