nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
Two months ago I was on the phone with one of my oldest best friends catching up about life. (Alix is one of those friends that you can not talk to for months and as soon as you're catching up it feels as though you never left. The best kind of friend.) She just started [...]
Monday myself and my best friend set out for what would be one of the wildest weeks of my 22 year life. April I accepted a job in Boulder and it seemed like my start date in August was a lifetime away. But here we were, car packed, ready to drive to Colorado in the [...]
The last vacation my family shared was a trip to Munich eight years ago. I was 15, my brother was 17, and although we had a great time most of what I can remember was the stress. After graduating from college and finding a new groove as a family, I don't know if there could [...]
You have probably seen this campground before in a 60-second video on Facebook. If you haven't seen it there, perhaps you've seen it on a travel blog or magazine or instagram. Havasupai is hyped up, no question. Is it worth it? Yes. Me and five of my best buds headed out to Arizona for spring [...]
If you have read Barbarian Days by William Finnegan you will have read about the neighborhood of Diamond Head, East of Waikiki, shaded by a small crater and a short distance, but it seems as if it is a lifetime away from the tacky shops and sweaty tourists. Diamond Head is where my best friend's family [...]
*How has it already been half a quarter?? I have been behind on almost everything social media related (not a bad thing) including this blog. To be honest, I'm not feeling as inspired to write about myself and my 'journey' as I was this summer, so I debated not putting any more personal stories or [...]
Part 2/3 of my trip to Malaysia. Here are some of the antics that ensued during the weekend we spend in Langkawi Quick Hits: I stayed at a five star resort for $120 a night Beer was supposed to be cheaper than water, but that was a lie This song played almost constantly in my [...]
Just had the most amazing weekend with one of my bestest pals Cailin taking in the food, the sights and the general good vibes of Prague Quick hits: I really missed flip-flops Paddle boats are sick Prague is filled with these cone doughnuts and then they stuff them with ice cream and WOW 28 hours [...]
Some of our oldest family friends moved to Munich when I was about 9. Although we go years between seeing each other, somehow when were all together it seems like not much has changed between us from 2002 to 2017. Grant and I had the pleasure of staying in their home outside of Munich and [...]
My brother and I had the pleasure of traveling through Berlin on this beautiful weekend and are currently enroute to Munich. It wasn't cute, but I completely understand why it was so highly recommended to me for my summer travels. Quick hits: train travel is fun (especially from Berlin to Munich) $48 can get you [...]
Paige Hoel 