About
Emily in Perugia, Italy
I’m Emily, a 20-something travel junkie and full-time writer. I live in Austin, Texas, but I squeeze in as much travel as possible. I’ve sailed to Santorini, been bowled over by a bicyclist in Florence, 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 experiences have been incredible, and others not so good. I’ve roughed it with backpacking and I’ve gone on luxury cruises — I don’t believe there is one right way to travel. All of my journeys have opened my mind 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.
A little more about me: After two magazine internships, my first job out of college was reporting on personal finance. My current day job is copywriting in the travel industry, and I also do writing and social media consulting on a freelance basis. I love photography 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.