Hello from Vietnam! It’s been a while since I wrote a personal update, and what better occasion to do exactly that than my first solo trip in two years. “Two …

There are two dates every year that I use to sit down and to look back at the past 365 days, usually pondering how these two dates have changed the …

Globetrottergirls is turning eight! Eight years of globetrotting and blogging – I am celebrating this milestone by looking back at the journey so far, and the big changes that are happening in my life right now…

Find out where I’ve been traveling in the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, and what’s next for me!

The all-new ‘What I Wonder When I Wander’ series takes a closer look at the things I really think about as we travel around the world. This week looks at water, and the guilt that has become all bottled up inside because of it….

This week I wonder whether you can ever really go back to a place you loved, if how you experienced it is really an intersection of the person you were then, the people you met there and the city itself.

We visited the breathtaking Quebrada de Cafayate in northern Argentina, where we found stunning rock formations and saw some of Argentina’s most beautiful scenery.

It’s true. No matter how much love I have for the world, no matter all the kindness I have experienced, somehow volunteering never ends up on my agenda. This week, I wonder why.

Being back in the States, Jess wonders why and how much nationality matters, and whether in today’s age, where you are from plays an important role in revealing who you really are.

After a few weeks here in New York, Jess reflects on the difficulties of reconciling the knowledge gained on the road within the confines of everyday life, and whether or not she is entirely neurotic. You be the judge in this week’s What I Wonder column!