How Leaving the U.S. Taught Me More About Being American Than Living There Ever Did!
I didn’t realize how American I was… until the mayonnaise hit the pizza.
Expat Life & Travel
7 Soul-Crushing Moments Of American Isolation Abroad! And What Finally Saved Me…
What No One Tells You About Expat Loneliness…And To Get Through It
The loneliest I’ve ever felt wasn’t after a breakup or at some tear-filled funeral.
8 American “Norms” That Make Absolutely No Sense Outside The U.S.!
What I Didn’t Realize About Life in the U.S… That is Until I Moved Abroad and Got a Reality Check!
I used to think everyone iced their drinks. Like, religiously. I mean, what kind of monster drinks a lukewarm Coke?
Then I moved to Ukraine in 1999 and ordered a soda at a café in Kyiv.
10 Lies Social Media Tells You About Living The Digital Nomad Dream!
What Influencers Won’t Admit About Life Abroad… and What You’ll Learn the Hard Way!
I had just arrived in Phuket, and I was convinced I’d cracked the Instagram code to life.
5 Bureaucratic Nightmares Abroad That Nearly Broke Me! What They Don’t Warn You About…
From Visa Typos to Spy Accusations. How to Survive Expat Bureaucracy Hell!
It started in a musty Kyiv office.
7 Overrated Tourist Traps That, “Psst”… Locals Secretly Love!
Locals Call It a Tourist Trap… Right Before You Catch Them There on the Weekends Ordering Their Usual
They told you to avoid these places. I’ve told you to avoid these places! But here’s what locals know that you don’t….
7 Life-Altering Lessons I Learned Abroad After Leaving America Behind…
What No One Tells You About Starting Over in a New Country… Until It’s Too Late…
Four months. That’s how long I’d been living in my mom’s basement. Not figuratively, literally.
8 Overhyped Travel Hacks That Waste Your Time! And What Smart Travelers Do Instead…
Everyone Swears by These So-Called Tips, But Most of Them Don’t Even Work! Here’s What Actually Does!
It was somewhere between the third “Genius Packing Hack” and the fifth “Travel Tip You Need to Know Before Your Next Flight” that I realized I’d been duped.
7 Countries That Are A Breeze For Travelers And 5 That May Break Your Heart If You’re Not Ready!
Some Countries Roll Out the Red Carpet, Others Roll You Up In It.
One minute I was breezing through immigration in Spain, practically handed a glass of Rioja with my stamp, excited to start the Camino de Santiago and wondering why everyone made international travel sound so complicated.
A few months later, I was stuck at the Polish-Ukrainian border, passport in a grim-faced officer’s hand, customs agents tearing through our humanitarian vans like we were smuggling gold.
7 Travel Scams That Nearly Got Me! And How To Outsmart Every One…
Scammed Abroad? Not Me… But Almost! Spot These Red Flags Before You’re Next!
It happened in Kyiv. I was on my way to meet some friends for a few pints on a Friday night in a small basement pub back in the day called “The Drum” or “Baraban”.