Category: travel reflections

Patones de Arriba: How to Break into a Ghost’s Home in this Spanish Village

On By McKennaIn europe, spain, travel reflections4 Comments

I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to go home for Christmas.

Thanks, corona.

So, I decided on Plan B: spend the winter holidays in sunny Cadiz, a port town in Andalusia. Because if I’m going to spend Christmas alone, I may as well spend it alone at the beach, right?

I planned the trip. A few days in Cadiz, and a day trip to Tarifa, the southernmost city in Spain. I was about to book the Airbnb and the bus tickets. No one could sto—

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5 Lessons I’ve Learned While Traveling the World Alone

On By McKennaIn Latin America, travel reflections4 Comments

8 years ago, I was sitting in a hostel, eating dinner and drinking wine with strangers from the U.K. and South Africa.

That dinner changed my life.

It was our last night in Mendoza, Argentina. My friends were talking with a few girls from the U.K., who were taking a gap year at 19, just because. They dropped names of big cities and famous landmarks like it was nothing. Continue reading “5 Lessons I’ve Learned While Traveling the World Alone” →