Amsterdam was the first place I have ever travelled alone. I was super anxious about it, but turns out, it is a great place to be a solo traveler.  There is tons to see and do, and passing the time is easy when you can sit at a cafe along the canal, and take in […]

I have always heard great things from friends who have traveled to Vietnam.  It’s been someplace I’ve wanted to visit for a while now, and was finally able to get there on the heels of a work trip to Hong Kong.  I would have loved more time to visit central and southern Vietnam, but with […]

Vietnam is someplace I’ve wanted to visit for a while, but because it’s so far away, it has been on the back burner.  However, when I decided to go to Hong Kong for a work conference, I figured it would be a perfect addition to the trip since geographically, it’s relatively close.  Due to time […]

Hong Kong was never on the top of my list of places to go.  However, I knew I had to jump at the chance to visit when a presentation I submitted at the Hong Kong Speech and Hearing Symposium was accepted.  When my friend and former roommate, Marisa, decided to go with me, I was […]

Yet again, I managed to turn a work trip into a pretty amazing vacation, after I was accepted to present at a conference in Hong Kong.  I knew I had to jump at the opportunity to present internationally for my career, but also to take advantage of visiting another country or two in Asia (more […]

Prague has been number one on my bucket list since college. It sounds ridiculous, but ever since I watched the movie, Chasing Liberty with Mandy Moore (a part of which took place in Prague), I had to go.  Years went by, and for one reason or another, Prague just hadn’t happened yet.  But last year, […]

Prague has been number one on my bucket list for years.  I can’t even describe how excited I was to plan the trip, let alone set foot in the city.  It was a surprisingly emotional moment for me when we arrived, because it was something I had looked forward to for so long, and it […]