Traveling with wavy hair can definitely present a challenge. While straight-haired girls can travel with nary a hair brush, us wavy or curly-haired girls have to put in more work, especially in humid climates. That being said, it is totally possible to make wavy hair look great while traveling. It’s even possible without heat-styling tools! Personally I never bring … Read more
25 has been a pivotal year for me – this stage of my life feels very adult in a way that my early twenties didn’t. As Adele so wisely wrote, the future didn’t matter then like it does now. Like most of us, I’ve become more confident and secure with age. I’m proud of how much progress I’ve made … Read more
There’s nothing I love more than a ski weekend. Running off to the mountains to ski with good friends? Yes, please. I also love hosting – parties, guests, you name it. I think get it from my Alabama born and bred grandmother. Which was why I was so excited to host ten of my friends … Read more
When I began planning my trip to Mexico I knew I wanted to visit Teotihuacán, an ancient Mesoamerican city located an hour outside of Mexico City. And what better way to see ancient ruins than by hot air balloon at sunrise? I chose to go hot air ballooning with Volare although they’re a little pricier than some of the other hot air ballooning companies. … Read more
When I decided to book a trip to the DF, I knew I wanted to do a Mexico City food tour. I’ve done several food tours before in London, Madrid and Penang, and really enjoyed them all. Food + culture + history? My kind of afternoon. I booked the Roma neighborhood tour with Sabores México as I … Read more
Let’s just cut to the chase – Mexico City is completely worth visiting. However, when I told my friends I had booked a ticket, their general reaction was, “WHY would you want to go to Mexico City? You’re going to get kidnapped.” Most Americans think of Mexico City as a huge, polluted sprawl. Okay yes, it is … Read more
Nicaragua was exactly what I hoped it would be; cheap, colorful, and beautiful. I fell in love with everything from the beautiful colonial cities to the perfectly conical volcanoes. My week in Nicaragua with Jessica wasn’t a luxury trip – I saw spiders the size of silver dollars, and took only cold showers. But it was exactly what the … Read more
At the beginning of this year, I made many typical resolutions: floss, start a happiness jar, swear less, work out more. While all of these are important resolutions, one question kept nagging me. I kept asking myself, if at the end of the year I looked back and felt proud, what would I have done? If I lived … Read more
This post is admittedly super late… but I love annual recaps too much not to share. Honestly 2015 wasn’t quite as epic and travel-centric as other years. (See 2012, 2013 and 2014 for epic.) But 2015 was the most rewarding year of my life so far. Because for the first time I didn’t run off to … Read more
Since I moved to Denver, I’ve been posting monthly updates about the ups and downs of life out west: check out month 1, months 2&3, months 4&5, month 6, months 7&8, month 9 and months 10&11 here. Most of these photos are from Instagram, @ashleyabroad– let’s be friends there! This recap is a bit late (I’m very behind on blogging), but the last two months have been … Read more