Hi! My name is Madi. I’m just your average 20-something American working a full time job and trying to live life to the fullest. I am passionate about traveling, but with the standard two weeks of vacation time per year, it can be difficult to travel abroad as much as I’d like to. Who else can relate? Everyone? Good, glad I’m not the only one.
The primary purpose of this blog is personal: a way for me to write about and reflect on my travels. But instead of keeping my experiences to myself, I want to share them with whoever wants to read about them. Maybe this blog will inspire your next trip or encourage you to follow your passions. Who knows?
I caught the travel bug in the 6th grade. My class received an assignment to pick a historical landmark, research its history, and build a replica. I chose the Eiffel Tower. I can’t remember why I chose this iconic French monument, but I fell in love with it after studying its structure and creating my own version. From then on I dreamed of someday traveling to Paris. I even decorated my entire bedroom with Eiffel Tower pictures, patterns, and figures (with a few pictures of Audrey Hepburn of course).
My family spent a lot of time traveling through the West Coast in our RV during the summers. We’ve explored the beautiful National Parks of Yosemite and Yellowstone. We’ve driven through California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. But I’ve always felt that I needed to go abroad to experience new cultures and see new places that felt so far out of reach.
The summer after graduating college, I finally had the opportunity to travel abroad. My parents and I visited Amsterdam, Santorini & Crete, and Iceland. Just a week after returning to the States, I hopped on a plane to Belize with my sister and two friends from college. I had the BEST summer! Then I started my tax accounting job.
Long story short, two years later I quit my job as a tax accountant to pursue new career goals in hospitality. But first, I NEEDED to travel!
For 3 months I backpacked through Europe with friends and family who met up with me along the way. I visited London, Cardiff, Paris, Brussels, Brugge, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Split, the Croatian islands off the Dalmatian Coast, Dubrovnik, Venice, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome, Florence, Certaldo, Pisa, Cinque Terre, and Milan. 20+ cities, 10 countries.
After wrapping up my dream trip, I returned to SB and started my new job in hospitality, which I have currently been at for 3 months. Since I don’t have plans to travel abroad anytime soon, I am resolving to enjoy and explore as much of California as I can fit into weekend trips in 2020.
This blog will unravel my experiences throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and California! I hope you will enjoy the journey as much as I have.
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