Sorry I haven’t been around in a while. Let me fill you in on what you’ve been missing. First, I need to apologize because I’ve been homeless for about 2 or 3 weeks now and I have no concept of time. Second, I’m waiting for a few friends to do their skydive so I might …
A while back I said I would address hostel cleaning. I will do that now and throw in some travel tips for good measure. International Travel Tip #1 – You can find free accommodation anywhere in the world. Just offer to clean for a couple hours in exchange. That’s what I did when I first …
Maybe a lot of you have experienced this — growing up you saw your parents struggling to pay the mortgage, feed you, clothe you, send you to rehab, whatever. These experiences planted a seed in you, the idea that financial security is the key to happiness. You think I’m going to say “Bullshit.” But no. …
Mama Kim misses me. She has two pet names for me: honeypig (ggool–dwaeji) and dog-that-eats-poop (ddong–gangaji). I prefer honeypig. She knows this, so she mostly calls me dog-that-eats-poop. I called her the other day and I don’t know if it’s just one of those mother-daughter things but, by coincidence we both started crying at the …
Do you ever wonder “What the fuck am I doing with my life?” I do. Constantly. Sometimes I’ll go on Facebook and stalk people who seem to have found their calling. I’m so happy for these people, but at the same time, incredibly envious. I have a sneaking suspicion, though, that I don’t always have …
Y’all, I just had the happiest month of my life. I know it seems like I exaggerate sometimes but I’m just a passionate person, so while these superlatives may seem grandiose to you, they are quite genuine from me. Anyhootenanny, my beloved boyfriend came back to New Zealand to spend Christmas and New Year’s with …
My cupcakes — it’s happened. What everyone said would happen, happened. No, I didn’t try to perform a cutting-edge scientific experiment that would teleport me from one side of a room to another, only to have it go horribly wrong and turn me into a human fly. (It’s interesting that so many of you thought …
And now, a study of why I chose to leave New York, unarguably the best city in the world. I was having a late-night conversation with my BRME (best roommate ever) Mariana* about life and love and immigration policy when she asked me the question every traveler itches to ask other travelers: Why did you …
Being a lady is tough when you´re traveling. You have to carry so much around with you, makeup, shoes, boobs. The heaviest thing? Your dignity. Dignity really prevents you from doing a lot of the shit you really want to do. Like hooking up with that skeezy Frenchman who really looks like he would know …
Like most countries with a strong British influence, New Zealand is a left-hand traffic country.* Before I came here I thought, how quaint. It will take me a bit of time to adapt but I’m sure by the time I come back to the States I will think it’s weird to drive on the right …
