Before I left on my road trip, I never realized how healing driving can be. Long hours alone in the car can be filled with times of tears, times of reflection, times of imagination, or times of peaceful zoning out. Yet not all roads are the same. The breathtaking bluffs in Big Sur, California are […]
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One of the most rewarding parts of my road trip has been meeting new people. By traveling alone without an itinerary for 4 months now, I’ve found that conversations with strangers and new friends often point me to the next road on which Princess, Yoda and I travel. These conversations take place anywhere from a […]
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Although it has been nice spending time in bigger metropolitan areas, it was with a small private sigh of relief that Yoda and I loaded up Princess the Prius and hit the country roads again. The quiet beauty of nature truly does rejuvenate one’s spirit, and mine certainly has been in need of a kick-start. We left Portland on […]
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I confess. There was a small (fine, big) part of me that was initially using this road trip as a way to run away from the crumbled mess that my life has become. Everything in my life seemed broken and I didn’t know how to fix any part of it, so it just seemed easier […]
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An important rule of travel is to be flexible with your plans. Things rarely go as planned, so the more open you are to change, the more likely your trip will be a success. I’m starting to learn that the same rule applies to life.  I’ve always been an overachiever with a fixed menu for my […]
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