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Password Safety for Solo Travelers: A Lesson From Athens
A stranger’s hand on my travel companion’s phone in Athens made me rethink password safety for solo travelers. Here’s what I changed, and the simple setup I use now.
Renting a Car in Europe, Solo: Two Very Different Experiences
I used to just wing it with rental cars, until years of solo pickups in Bratislava and one week driving the Azores taught me what actually matters. Here’s what I wish I’d known before booking my first one alone.
Travel Insurance for Solo Travelers: What I Wish I Had Known Sooner
Getting sick or losing your bag alone abroad is stressful enough without wondering how you’ll pay for it. Here’s what travel insurance for solo travelers should actually cover.
eSIM for Solo Travel: How to Never Feel Cut Off in a New Country
Landing somewhere new and alone is exciting, until you wonder if your phone will even work. Here’s how an eSIM solves that in five minutes, before you even board the plane.
How I Pack 10 Days Into One Carry-On (Fall Edition)
Cold mornings, warm afternoons, rain out of nowhere. Here’s the fall carry-on packing list and layering system I use to fit 10 days into one bag.
How I Pack 10 Days Into One Carry-On (Summer Edition)
I used to be a checked-bag person. Then an airline lost my suitcase in Athens, and I spent day one of a ten-day trip buying a toothbrush I couldn’t ask for in the local language. Here’s the carry-on system that’s fixed that ever since.
Croissants, Cafés, and Why I’ll Never Diet in Paris Again
Between Paris bakeries and cafes on every corner, we never once went hungry. Here’s what breakfast, coffee, and croissants actually looked like on our trip.
Metro Cards, Stuck Gates, and a Very Impressive High Jump: Paris Transit, Unfiltered
We bought a Navigo Easy card for the Paris metro, overpaid on tickets, got stuck at a gate, and survived Friday rush hour. Here’s what actually happened.
Notre-Dame, a Smelly Riverbank, and the Mona Lisa: One Wild Paris Day
Notre-Dame in the morning, the Louvre in the afternoon, and a smelly riverbank in between. Here’s what the day was really like, plus practical tips for planning it yourself.
Disneyland Paris Isn’t Just for Kids, I Found That Out the Hard Way
I thought Disneyland Paris for adults meant standing in line while someone else had all the fun. I was wrong, and the day turned into one of the best of the whole trip.
I Climbed 674 Stairs Up the Eiffel Tower (Not Exactly by Choice)
The elevator tickets were sold out, so we climbed all 674 steps of the Eiffel Tower stairs ourselves. Here’s what that climb was actually like, and why I’d do it again.
The Trip I Waited Thirty Years to Take
My dad spent ten years of his childhood in Paris, and I waited thirty years to see it myself. Here’s what actually happened when I finally landed, and why it looked nothing like I expected.