About
Emily in Santorini
I’m Emily, a 20-something travel junkie and professional writer. I’ve sailed to Santorini, strolled through the red light district of Hamburg, gawked at glaciers in Alaska, bathed in a hammam in Istanbul, explored ruins in Belize, and embarked on a variety of other adventures.
Some of my travel experiences have been incredible, and others not so good. I’ve roughed it with backpacking and I’ve gone on fancy cruises (my preference is somewhere in between). I’ve gone on both long trips and short trips. I don’t believe there is one right way to travel. No matter how big or small, all of my journeys have opened my eyes, broadened my horizons, and given me deeper perspective into both my life and the world around me. I am here to share what I have learned in addition to travel tips, reviews, interviews, news, destination highlights, and more. I hope you find my blog to be a resource and inspiration for your own adventures, whatever they may be.
A little more about me: I live in Austin, TX with my wonderful fiance. My background is in journalism, though I am now in marketing communications in the travel industry (this blog is unrelated to my day job). I also do loads of writing, editing, and social media consulting on a freelance basis (check out the Work with Me tab). In addition to traveling and writing my butt off, I love photography, I play the cello (classically and rock–I have played in Carnegie Hall and recorded with bands) and I’m a major film buff. I adore my rescue dog, and leaving her behind is one of the hardest parts of traveling.
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Ditto about leaving your rescue dog. That’s the hardest part about traveling to me too! It’s refreshing that you acknowledge that’s there’s no one right way to travel. I completely agree, even though sometimes seems there are two distinct camps in the travel world.
It is so insanely hard to leave our cats behind when we travel! They end up fine, and I end up a guilty mess!
I would love to guest blog for you if you ever need posts. We are going to San Francisco/wine country again in 2 weeks, then, as you saw, Ireland to visit family in January. Also hoping to get back to Iceland and to the Pacific NW this year.
I can’t believe I didn’t read your blog before, I love it! Yay for 20-somethings.