Category: Travel Writing
5 Things You Didn’t Know about Being a Solo-Female Traveler- Guest Post with God+ Wanderlust
adventure-alps-backpack-554609 It was a total pleasure writing this guest post for God+Wanderlust. It is a wonderful blog that focuses on what it is like to travel the world as a solo-Muslim woman. It is incredibly insightful and has built a strong community of fierce Muslim women who want to go farther than they ever have!…
It’s Up to the Solo-Female Travelers
New guest post with the wonderful LyfandSpice travel blog! Thank you so much for letting me guest post and discuss how important it is to encourage women to travel the world safely, independently, and with the support of other women. Here is the original post but you can read below as well! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Being a solo…
5 Most Unique Adventures in Mexico City
It was a pleasure writing a guest post for the Solitary Wanderer blog! Aleah is a Filipino solo-female traveler, and her blog is filled with great stories and travel tips. Here is an expert of my writing. You can check out the full post here. Follow the street art IMG_8238 The Mexicans are known for…
Blue Hearted Glutton
IMG_8319 Blue Corn Goddess You can smell the streets of Mexico City from the airport. Once you step outside of Internacional Benito Juárez, the faint smell of caramelized onions, diced pork, and spicy peppers greets you. Welcome to a world whose obsession with food is not dictated by Instagram photos or Facebook likes. Although the…
5 Reasons to Try Solo Travel Around the World
I’m so honored to have been featured in the wonderful travel blog Balkan Digital Nomads! “Ian and Antonio, travel buddies who started with digital nomad lifestyle. We originally come from Croatia and didn’t want to accept regular nine-five as there are so many things to see in the world and many adventures to take part in. “…
Travel Bloggers and the #Metoo Movement
metoo “ I mean, all men love it when their elbow accidentally touches a woman’s boob,” he starts, with little prompt. My eyes squinted and mouth curled, “ Well, wouldn’t it be weird if it was intentional?” I replied. Not getting the encouraging response he wanted, he goes on. “ Well, we don’t say…
Bus Ride from Hell
Another guest post! Here is a short piece I was asked to write on the theme of “travel horror stories” for the wonderful blog ChasaTravels. The post is a collection of stories when your travels don’t exactly go to plan and I’m honored to be a part of the series with some other fantastic storytellers.…
What It Is Like to Be A Solo-Female Traveler
I had the great honor of writing for a great travel blog Travel Lexx about what it feels like to be a solo-female traveler. I had so many feelings when I was writing this because at points I feel like it doesn’t matter, then other times I’m rudely reminded of my gender and the limitations…
The Unsettled Stomach of Anthony Bourdain
I was always envious of Anthony Bourdain. It wasn’t only his endless international adventures, his skills around the kitchen, or his connections to the best food in the world, but the honesty with which he wrote. His first piece in The New Yorker, a modern, sharp-toothed version of The Jungle, left me with a…
The New York Times Supports #NoMoreTaboos
I woke up the other morning to find my face on the featured image of a New York Times article. It was because I talked about my period. I was recently asked to participate in a storytelling show about menstruation in honor of National Women’s Hygiene day at the New Women’s Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.…