obsessed with local travel & sustainability
Long time no write :)) Since the year (and my trips) are quickly winding down, it’s the perfect time to reflect on some of my adventures in 2023, with some exciting trips already in the works for 2024. Let’s dive into a trip round-up of my recent excursions, spanning local, national, and international travel. Local: …
New River Gorge is America’s newest national park, inducted in 2020. This park’s main attraction is the New River, which the park’s 70,000 acres surrounds. It features whitewater rafting, hiking, climbing and the New River Gorge Bridge. Stay tuned if you’re looking to plan a trip to West Virginia’s national park in person. I’ve got …
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My first local trip one was to Punxsutawney, PA for Groundhog Day. It was a trip so quintessentially PA, yet so relatable – everyone knows what Groundhog Day is thanks to Bill Murray. Since this is its first year back in person since my trip in 2020, I thought I’d write a little guide for …
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Travel is a chance to try new places, meet new people, and experience different ways of life. What a lot of us overlook is that traveling does not always require a lot of the time, money, planning, or some far out destination to be considered traveling. Having that kind of mindset can make the concept …
Hey you! Happy New Year – a new year that brings a new installment of local adventures! I realized I’ve been writing about local travel a bunch without ever defining it. For me, local travel is anywhere within PA (where I live) and the surrounding tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT). Mostly, if it’s under 5 …
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Looking to plan a trip to Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park? Want the inside scoop? I just solo road tripped there last weekend! It was my first time in the park, and I’d love to share my experience! I was super excited to visit since everyone on the Internet will tell you fall in SNP is …
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With Climate Week NYC coming to a close this past weekend, I thought it would be the perfect time to do a sustainability post, especially since I haven’t posted one in forever! If you’ve been reading my blog recently, you’ll know that I just graduated college and started working full time. Living sustainably has always …
This past week marked my three month anniversary at my first job. I graduated in May and started working full-time in June. It’s crazy how time flies. These past few months have definitely been the biggest transition of my life. For your whole life, you know that September brings the start of school and June …
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Happy Birthday Blog! I can’t believe You Had Me At Solo is turning one. I just renewed my domain and had a flash back to how hard it was for me to come up with a name for everything. I was so excited to get started and then I couldn’t get past the first step. …
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I recently stumbled across this thing called a “reverse bucket list” and as someone who is obsessed with making lists, I immediately had to look into it. Basically, it’s the opposite of a bucket list; it’s a list of everything you’ve accomplished so far. I’ve been really into gratitude and nostalgia recently as my last …
