During one of my regular check-ins with a good friend of mine, we were asking each other how one another’s vacations were over Christmas and New Year. Although neither of us went anywhere, opting for staycations, we both shared this similar feeling of having enjoyed the time off because we were able to focus on ourselves for once. I spent my vacation visiting museums, sitting in coffee shops in the afternoon, reading good books, going to the gym, sleeping in…
If you’ve been following along with I’m Taking Off since I started this blog last year, you may have gleaned a few things about me. I’m obsessed with Paris, I love to eat and I love books! Keeping those…
Before 2012, I had never heard of work-life balance but that was probably because this was when I first stepped into corporate America. I would often hear this phrase tossed around the office as it was strongly encouraged by…
A month ago I decided I needed to take a break from blogging. Admittedly, my frustrations with blogging started when I felt like I wasn’t making content that I was happy with. Once I got that feeling, I just…
I know for a fact that long-term travel is not for me, but I still like to spend a good amount of time out the country when I do travel so I feel like the long flights and money…
So I’ve taken you guys from Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janerio and now we’ve finally reached the final leg of my trip through South America *drumroll* Lima, Peru! Lima started a little flat. Literally. On the way…
I’m an introvert. I don’t care to be the center of attention, I don’t thrive in social settings outside of my circle of friends and family, and I prefer to fly under the radar. These traits would probably be…
I have to admit, it was hard getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Not because I was in a bad mood, but because there was so much going on and not enough time. My trip to South America…
We only had one thing on the agenda for our final day, and it was the perfect ending to our stay in Rio de Janeiro. The Christ the Redeemer statue was what put Rio on my radar years ago. I…
Sometimes I have to remind myself that to travel does not only mean to travel far. Given my job, I can’t always hop on flight after flight and jet off to a new destination every week or even every…
If you recall, I was torn as to where I should celebrate my birthday. Unable to travel out of the country, I settled on three potential day trip options: 1) Catalina Island 2) Disneyland or 3) Ojai. So, where…
If you’re reading my travel blog, chances are you read other travel blogs (or maybe just mine, and if so, you’re my favorite reader!). And if you read other travel blogs chances are you’ve seen your fair share of…
Since Rio was a destination I dreamt of for a long time, I wanted to do something memorable to mark the occasion. When my friend expressed interest in getting a tattoo, I took it as confirmation since the idea…