life stories

So much of travel is void of the relationship your experience has with the people you leave behind. You jet off to eat, pray, love...

We all know the feeling. You’ve been looking forward to this trip for MONTHS. You’ve been counting down the days, booking the flights, sending this...

Two weeks after I graduated from high school, I packed a few items into my 50L backpack and booked a one-way flight ticket to Amsterdam....

Every Monday during our Shut Up and Go team calls, we gush over how brilliant this damn community is. We receive heart-warming messages about travelers...

Angie Brocato has your dream job. She’s a pet sitter, but with a crazy twist. She travels around Europe, working from her computer, all the...

It’s not the point of traveling is the simple answer, and whether you’re well-traveled or not, it generally makes you come off poorly; either “holier...

I still get so excited when post comes through my letterbox. I’ll run down the stairs imagining that I’m receiving a love letter from someone...

My whole life has been centered around two things: school and upholding expectations set by my deeply Habesha family. Growing up as the oldest of...

I felt something different in Cairo. I felt home. I bring home everywhere with me, but I felt extra at home here. I’m not Egyptian;...

I’m a real romantic, and I’m not one bit ashamed about it. I’m not romantic in the borrrrrring typical rom-com way though… where every single...

Apps are great, shows with subtitles are bomb, and Spotify playlists are a godsend. But when it comes to languages, nothing beats having an actual...

I saw the movie Memoirs of a Geisha a few plane rides ago. Wanting to learn something about the city and the culture I would soon be...