I have a special treat for you today with not just one, but two travel throwback photos from my photographic archives. These are two black and white photographs I took with my film camera back in the late ’90s. Continue reading
The reason I love blogging most is being able to connect with people
who share similar nomadic stories and share the wanderlust for life.
I am on the look out fellow expats, third culture kids, and travelers
for a new upcoming blog series on A Compass Rose. Continue reading
Going through my photographs, my hands found a few poloroids I had taken in my preteen years. Here is a fun memory of spending time with my daddy in Austria. Posing for my dad in his sunglasses and with his beer (my coca-cola is there to the side), with the snowy alps in the background. Continue reading
One of the ‘must see’ places on our trip to Paris, France for our anniverasry was the Love Lock Bridge. I had only heard about this in recent times and had since been wanting to see it in person. In fact there is not just this one love lock bridge in Paris, but many all over the world. They love lock bridges started popping up in the 2000s and lovers worldwide come to leave a token. Basically you come and leave a padlock locked onto the bridge, gate, or fence and throw away the key into the water below. Many of hte locks are engraved or inscribed with intials and hearts.
I loved growing up in Italy and so my throwback today takes us back to my family’s first tour in southern Europe in the early nineties. This photograph is from our first trip to the Venice, located in the marshy Venetian lagoon in northeastern Italy. Continue reading
I am a third culture kid who just loves moving and traveling to new countries and cultures. With raising our expat family abroad, it does not allow me to just jet off every time wanderlust strikes hard. However there are many ways I help feed that wanderlust before we book our next trip. For me the exploration, dreaming, and planning before you pack your bags can be just as satisfying. With raising a family I love to have our life focused around travel and cultures around the world even when we are at home. Travel is life!
Here are my top five tips for feeding your wanderlust before travel:
