We spent the last two days in the Carolinas – visiting Charlotte in North Carolina and Charleston in South Carolina.

A last-minute detour in Laos led us to Phonsavan – just in time to witness the New Year’s celebrations of the Hmong people. We love the traditional costume and the game of love…

Road tripping from Arizona to Texas meant returning to one of my favorite places in the Southwest: the white dunes of White Sands in New Mexico!

I spent a weekend in Dallas – an unexpected visit, and a surprising one: because I had much more fun in Dallas than I thought I would! Find out how the city surprised me:

In my monthly round-ups, I am looking back at my travels over the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, and what’s next for me.  Where I’ve been …

The highlight of my week was the 4th July Holiday on Friday, which I spent with friends on a rooftop terrace in Brooklyn – the perfect place to catch Macy’s 4th July fireworks!

This week: It’s scaly, green, but still manages to be the cutest little thing in the swamp…

My upcoming travel plans, an update on my new life as a solo traveler, an awesome guidebook giveaway and the chance to win $250 hotel credit with Travelpony.com!

Of course I couldn’t go to England without visiting my adopted home of three years: London! Read on to find out how I spent a perfect summer day in London.

Cruising down Route 66 is one of America’s classics. We were lucky to experience some Route 66 nostalgia on our Northern Arizona road trip. Besides parts of the famous road, we visited Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, the Petrified Forest, Sedona, Navajo Country, Antelope Canyon, the Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon.