30 Days of Indie Travel Project: Giving Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving! Of course, Day 24 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is about giving thanks.Seeing what others have – and don’t have –...
30 Days of Indie Travel Project: Spirit
Watching the sun rise from Mt. SinaiThe prompt for Day 19 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Spirit.Some places have the power...
Touring the Diamond Rooms
I should probably start this with a disclaimer that the entire time I was in the Diamond Rooms at the State Hermitage Museum in St....
30 Days of Indie Travel Project: Fear
Day 6 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is about fear.Just as travel can be fun and exciting, it can also have its...
Helsinki vs. Tallinn: A Zoo Showdown
As an animal lover, I often make a point to stop by the zoo in any major city I visit. Yes, I know the idea...
Checking in After One Week in Russia
This will be a bit different from my typical blog post as I wanted to do a brief update now that I have been in...
Thirty-Somethings See the World: Ali Garland
Welcome to the next in a series of traveler spotlights on Katie Going Global, profiling some of my fellow thirty-something travelers who are getting ready...
Reflections on Egypt in a Time of Turmoil
“The stuff on the news is nothing, Egypt the way we know it is over…it is a full scale revolution and the people will wake...
How to Choose a Group Tour
Hopefully I convinced you last week in Five Reasons to Try a Group Tour that a group tour is worth checking out. So now that...
Arrival in Cusco
Plaza de Armas in CuscoHola! We made it to Cusco, Peru!My flights here were relatively uneventful. 3 hours Chicago-Miami, then a 4 hour layover in...