Adventure with Aly: Lebanon

I often get asked, “where is your favorite place you’ve been?” Lebanon. My #1 favorite country in the world (that I’ve visited, so out of 57 countries, Lebanon #1). WHY? Vibe. Beirut is the main spot, but there’s also so much outside the capital. Lebanon is Mediterranean and so you get that crystal blue water, […]

Confessions of a travelholic: I am TERRIFIED of flying

If you’ve ever sat next to me on a flight, as many of you have, I am sorry 😉 Thank you for letting me jump onto you, hug you, hold your hand with my excessively sweaty palms, shake uncontrollably, curl up in a ball in crash position, maybe even hit your arm really hard to […]

Stan #6: Uzbekistan!

Here’s the scene: I am sitting on top of my Patagonia backpack, on the floor, in a small little ticketing room, in the New Delhi Airport, cracking up at this little situation I’m in. They won’t let me in the main doors of the airport. My Uzbekistan Airways ticket confirmation email says my departure flight […]

Three Keys to Quitting My Job and Traveling for a Year(ish)

You Did What? Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re doing? Is this really a smart idea? Have you consulted other’s opinions on this? Those are just a few of the questions I got, along with a lot of raised eyebrows and judgey, yet jealous, eyes, when I share that I quit my job […]

I didn’t want to leave India, so I didn’t!

(Spoiler: I did leave India, despite what some people may have thought: I didn’t decide to live there forever…plus Lebanon was coming up so of course I left for that…) Have you ever been on holiday and having so much fun, your heart is so full, that you would do anything to not get […]

Elephant Freedom Project

While hiking Adam’s Peak was the bucket list item for me in Sri Lanka, my day at the Elephant Freedom Project should be on everyone’s list when visiting Sri Lanka! One of my goals while traveling is to spend some “karma yoga” time in the country (definition: Karma yoga can be applied to everything you […]

Kerala: Work family to travel family

If you had told me two years ago that my last day at Epic, I’d be jumping on a plane for a DHA+IBM+Epic trip….well I don’t even think we would’ve been at the laughing stage yet, probably would’ve all given quite a dirty look… This trip is really special because I get to travel with […]