I’m not going to lie. Today I am really struggling to come up with something to write for the blog. Most days, an idea pops into my head the day before I put up a post and then I have some time to think about it and plan and then the words just flow. But today…mmmm… Read more
After a brief hiatus last week to celebrate the purchase of my RTW trip (whoo hoo), I am returning to my Ten Year Anniversary Top Ten. Today’s country: Laos. I loved Laos, I truly did! And it remains one of my favorite countries that I’ve visited to date. But so much of what I loved was… Read more
I’m still on a high after finally buying a Round the World (RTW) ticket earlier this week. Now it’s for real! No more wishes and dreams. Instead it is planning and organizing with a real departure date on the calendar. 44 days to go!A lot of people have asked me about how I booked my ticket… Read more
I am taking a break from the “Top Ten” posts I’ve been doing for the last few weeks because I have big news! After all the planning and plotting and dreaming I just booked my Round the World trip and I am so incredibly excited! I have spent months thinking up an itinerary, checking flights, researching cities… Read more
I’m elbow deep in trip planning so thought I’d do a quick post on my favorite websites to organize a journey.LonelyPlanet.com – If you read my post on my favorite travel guidebooks this entry comes as no surprise. I have found that the basic country information Lonely Planet provides is a good place to start when I… Read more
Pep Talk: OK, Nailah! The calendar has turned, it’s a new year, your travel year, so let’s get to it! If operation *escape the cubicle* is truly going to come together, I need to start taking action. I’ve taken two steps in the right direction in the last two days. I decided on an Arabic language… Read more