Okay, you’ve decided on your travel destination. You’ve determined your itinerary. Now you need to decide where to sleep: How to book your accommodation? I get asked this all the time, and I know the process can feel overwhelming. Here are my simple steps to take on the giant task Continue Reading
Food, Culture, Wildlife…and Affordability: Plan Your Trip to Indonesia Now!
Like snorkeling? New cultures? Wildlife? $10 beautiful private rooms? Then let’s plan your trip to Indonesia! In 2022, my husband and I spent 6 weeks traveling around Indonesia: snorkeling in Raja Ampat, seeing the orangutans in Borneo, taking the train through Java, hiking up volcanoes Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen, Continue Reading
Two Week Bali Itinerary: How To Explore Land and Sea and Avoid Drunks
My husband went to Bali before he met me and didn’t like it because of all the drunk partiers. I insisted on going, promising I’d find a Bali itinerary to avoid the party animals…and I did! It was our first time in Bali, and we wanted to snorkel, hike, learn Continue Reading
How to Plan a Year Off: Joy and Travel
Have you ever thought about taking a year off? Maybe some people you know did it when they were 18, before college. That’s the only normal time to take a year off for Americans, I know. But my husband and I took a year off when I was 34 and Continue Reading
Learn how to be an international teacher
Where I started- burned out in public schools If you’ve been a public school teacher in the U.S. like me and ever thought about living abroad, it’s time to spend a couple of years teaching internationally. I taught public school in San Francisco for four years. During that time, I Continue Reading
How to plan the best trip to the Netherlands
Having lived here for 5 years now, I’ve gotten asked to help plan a trip to the Netherlands many times. So here is my advice for all my visiting friends, family, colleagues, and now you! Here is a map that shows where the suggestions I describe below are. Click here Continue Reading
Plan the best trip to San Francisco
I grew up in San Francisco, and I come home every year for at least a month. When I do, these are the things I include in my trip to San Francisco, and where I take my out-of-town visitors. Let’s plan your best trip to San Francisco! I know the Continue Reading