If you can’t remember the last time your bare skin saw the light of day, think twice before applying the first bottle of SPF you find stashed in your bathroom and ask yourself the important question: Does sunscreen expire? Similar to how mascara dries out and gets clumpy, sunscreen also deteriorates over time. “The ingredients in SPF…
In a world where sexting reigns supreme and FaceTime allows you to see whom you’re talking to in HD (gasp), the concept of phone sex seems as outdated as a landline telephone. But if Miranda in Sex and the City taught us anything, it’s that phone sex can be seriously hot—if, that is, you know how to…
Music festivals are the epitome of summer because the sun is shining, great music is blasting and you’re rocking some pretty epic outfits. Of course, nothing screams summer music festival more than the one and only Coachella. The California sun is shining down on you and some of the world’s best artists are performing and attending….
While I was browsing Netflix the other day, I realised that I catch up on most movies and TV shows whenever I travel. Either I watch on flights or when I the rare downtime in hotels. And this got me thinking: If it’s easy to catch up on entertainment when you travel, then it’s even…
I went into a news stand at the airport with my 2-year old daughter trying to occupy her for a moment before our flight. The next thing you know, she was playing with the packages of M&Ms, Skittles, and Twix – just going back and forth, admiring all the colorful packages. They were all lined…
If you haven’t heard of activated charcoal, then you’re definitely not alone. I went some time before hearing about it. But then one day, I was at my sister’s house, and I noticed a small bag on her shelf in the kitchen. “What is this?” I questioned. “Activated charcoal!” she exclaimed. “I love it!” The only…
Ah, scented candles. I remember the days when I’d stroll past a store full of them and stuff my nose deep into these colorful object. “This one smells like vanilla! This one is cake batter! Oh my goodness, cookie dough!!” I’d linger in the synthetic fragrances and feel all cozy inside. Funny how things change….
Gossip, defined as casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, occasionally involving details that are not confirmed as being true, can feel really enticing at times. That said, I will also be the first to concede that I have engaged in gossip far more times than I care to admit and that I…
As the plane made its final approach, my eyes filled with tears and a lump formed in my throat. I took a deep breath and reminded myself that I could do difficult things. After all, I’d just spent an entire year doing lots of new and difficult things, like living with a German family I…
I first started seriously traveling over a decade ago, mostly back and forth between Washington DC and Europe, when I was living in Spain. I hated the travel. In fact, I still do. Ironic right? The professional travel blogger who hates flying. Who would have thought? I can still easily recollect the utter agony I felt at…