8 Things I Will & 6 Things I Won’t Miss About Southeast Asia
Eighty days and eight countries later, my Southeast Asia trip has come to an end. I fly to Japan tomorrow and then onward to Paris, with a day in Abu Dhabi in between. For...
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Why I’m Throwing Away the World’s Most Comfortable Life to Travel
So I’ve done it. I submitted my resignation, I booked my flights, I outlined my itinerary. Today, I hopped on a flight from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand, and I’ll be taking the rest...
Ultimate 24-Hour Madrid Itinerary: How to Make the Most of Your Day in Spain’s Capital
Are you planning to visit Madrid but only have 24 hours to spare? While Madrid is a city that deserves to be experienced slowly over a long period of time, you can still see...
7 Things I’ve Learned from 7 Years of Travel Blogging
Happy birthday to Venga, Vale, Vamos, a little blog that was born seven years ago today! This blog was born out of my UCLA dorm room in 2008, before I had even been admitted to...
It’s a Long, Long Way to Pasadena: Fun Facts About My Hometown
G.K. Chesterton wrote, “The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” It seems that...
7 Fascinating Maps about Spain to Geek out Over
I could probably spend hours on end poring over maps, and the fact that Spain is one of my favorite geographical subjects comes as a surprise to nobody. So without further ado, here are...
8 Favorite Memories from My First Year in Australia
The sad thing is, on the nights when I come home from work too exhausted to do much more than sink into my bed, watching Gilmore Girls while eating raw cookie dough, or on winter...
Studying Abroad in Madrid: A Five-Year Retrospective
I’ll be the first to tell you that nothing compares to the opportunity to live abroad. But anyone who has experienced it knows that it’s not always the fantasy vacation we imagine it to be....
