Honestly, I nearly skipped Jade Emperor Pagoda thinking it’d just be another temple. Boy, was I wrong. Woke up early in District 1, chugged some iced coffee, and grabbed a Grab bike. Traffic was insane – horns blaring, motorbikes...
Man, picking East Coast spots felt like herding cats with my family. Everyone shouted different ideas at the kitchen table map. Wanted fun, not bankruptcy, y’know? Ended up scribbling a rough plan: hit the big cities first, then chill...
Kicking Off My Midwest Adventure Plan
Last Tuesday morning, I dumped my cold coffee down the sink and thought “Enough screen time!” I grabbed my worn-out Midwest map from the junk drawer and slapped it on the kitchen counter. Started...
Okay so last month I figured it was high time my family saw something besides our own backyard. Midwest road trip, right? Sounds simple. Spoiler: it wasn’t. Ended up wrestling with plans for weeks before we even packed a...
Okay folks, buckle up, because planning this Peru trip almost did me in. Seriously, it started like this: I just finished this crazy work project, felt totally burnt out, and suddenly thought, “I need mountains… ancient ones!” So, boom,...
Alright folks, buckle up because today I dragged myself out exploring Seattle even though the sky looked like it was gonna dump buckets any second. Wanted to see what free fun I could scrounge up, no wallet required. Here’s...
Man I froze my butt off last winter, so this January I got dead serious about finding actual warm spots right here in the US. Started this whole thing sitting on my couch wearing three sweaters, scrolling Google like...
Okay folks, let’s crack open my travel notebook. See, December rolled in like a frozen monster truck over here, dumping snow and turning my sidewalk into an ice rink. I caught myself staring out the window, daydreaming about palm...
Alright folks, lemme tell ya how I dug into finding those cozy, sunny spots in the USA last December. I was staring out the window at grey skies back home, just dreaming of palm trees and flip-flops. That’s when...
So I just spent this whole summer and fall in Toulouse, gotta say this city knows how to shift gears with the seasons. Here’s how my days rolled:
Summer Vibes in Toulouse
Started off real basic: just wandering along Canal du...
