Maria Smith
5 Tips for Visiting Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park makes the bucket list for many adventurers—and I don’t blame them! Forest blanketed mountains, rocky coastlines, and...
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Maria Smith
Couchsurfing: Seeing the World One Couch at a Time
I caught the travel bug when I was fourteen. Growing up in a middle-class family, our travel options had always been limited. So I signed...
Maria Smith
8 Overlooked Places in Rome
They say Rome is the Eternal City—and it certainly seems that way as you can spend eternity there and still not get to explore it all. In...
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South Africa: Beyond the Beauty
I wasn’t ready to write about South Africa. It was May of 2015, and I had just returned home from an educational trip with fifteen fellow...
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To Travel or Not to Travel? 5 Ways to Explore Without Going Far
I’ve done a lot of reflection lately, especially in regards to travel. Is it necessary? Some would say no. Does it add value to our...
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Vernazza: A Coastal Village Experience
Going to Cinque Terre was like traveling in time. We departed Rome on a northbound train, watching as the compact landscape of city...
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Drifter & Sojourn: A Title Post
A few years ago, during perhaps the most challenging time of my life, my grandma called me a “drifter.” The remark was intended as an...
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Adventure Is in the Eye of the Beholder
I’m a firm believer that adventure is a mindset. I often think back to my childhood and the hours spent navigating tumultuous oceans from...
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Cook Forest State Park
How local spaces feed our curiosity when it's not possible to go far. When I was a child, my mother brought home an old, dented globe...
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A Pantser's Guide to Zurich
7 Things I Discovered From A Spontaneous Trip to Switzerland Luggage wheels clopped behind us as we disembarked the train and headed down...
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