All that is gold does not glitter.
Not all those who wander are lost.
There are many parts to a trip. What to pack, how to pack, where to go, what to eat when there, the best non-touristy things to do. And many of these uncertainties can be solved by visiting a travel agent or hitting up various Travel boards on Pinterest.
And then there are things like this, blogs, by people who blog for a living or blog because it might be the only way to keep the travel bug alive whilst not actually traveling. This blog happens to fall into the second category. Past blog entries have been about my times studying, teaching, living abroad. Present and future blog entries are going to focus on simple travel destinations and the essentials for that destination - what adapter is needed, where's the best food and drink, what's the number one thing to do that isn't listed on TripAdvisor etc. So if you have a comment, a question, or simply a story to share about a destination, don't hesitate to do so.
The best way to travel is to keep the travel bug alive - so if you aren't jetsetting around the world, the next best thing is to live vicariously through someone who is.
Just to catch everyone up, my name is Caitlin. I consider myself quite lucky to come from a family that embraces travel. I've traveled extensively throughout the US and Europe. I was lucky enough to get to study abroad in Paris during university, and even luckier, to get a job as an English teaching assistant in Normandy post-university. Since coming back to the US, I've scaled back my travels, but I still manage to fit one or two big trips in a year, and I continue to travel throughout my home state of Minnesota - because adventure is always out there, you have to just find it.
