The World Wanderer

"Not all those who wander are lost." JRR Tolkien

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Wanderer of the Week: Rachel McDonald of Yacht Yogi

New Post! Wanderer of the Week: Rachel McDonald of @YachtYogi

During my solo time in India, I was hoping I would meet some like-minded friends along the way. Lucky for me, I met a lot of them, including Rachel McDonald of Yacht Yogi. During our month together at yoga teacher training, Rachel and I bonded over just about everything and became good friends in a short amount of time. Some days during our break, when we weren’t shopping, we would sit in each…

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A Day Trip to Mysore

New Post: A Day Trip to Mysore

With only two weekends in Bangalore, I knew I wanted to see as much of the city and surrounding area as possible. Which is why, I completely filled up those two weekends, the first with two day trips and the other with a weekend in Hampi. That first Saturday I wound up sick with a sinus infection, but I rested up and was well enough to venture off to Mysore the following morning. Fellow…

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Eating Vegan in Russia

New Post: Eating Vegan in Russia

As someone who recently became a vegetarian, I am curious to see how my new life choice will affect my travels. Since my only experience has been India, where it was simple to adapt to this new lifestyle, I have no idea what it will be like anywhere else, especially because I used to eat just about everything. Recently, Jess from Tipelio, contacted me about a guest post and I was excited to learn…

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Wanderer of the Week: Erin Faherty of 10 Miles Behind Me

New Post: Wanderer of the Week: @erinfaherty of 10 Miles Behind Me

Erin Faherty of 10 Miles Behind Me is this week’s featured wanderer. She’s a travel blogger based in New York City, who explores the rest of the world a little bit at a time. Her blog, formerly known as “a hell LOVE a town,” is one of my favorite and has been for a while due to Erin’s witty storytelling and sense of humor. Erin and I actually met through Twitter a few years ago, and finally had…

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Giveaway: Tickets to the Boston Globe Travel Show

New Post: Giveaway: Tickets to the Boston Globe Travel Show @BGTravelShow

Travel shows are often the best place to get inspired and plan the next adventure, so over the past few years, I have found myself at a few. One I have never attended, however, is the Boston Globe Travel Show, but that is going to change this year. I’ll be heading up to Boston the weekend of February 19th to spark my wanderlust and get inspired, and I’m giving you a chance to do the same by…

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Three Days on the Big Island of Hawaii

New Post: @RachelTheRamblr's Three Days on the Big Island of Hawaii

Rachel has contributed to The World Wanderer twice before, but they’ve always been delicious recipes related to travel. When she told me that she was heading to Hawaii, I knew I wanted her to post something here. Having only been to Hawaii once on a long layover, I know I am long overdue for a trip. I hope you’ll find Rachel’s tips useful, maybe in the next year, I’ll get to use them when I…

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Wanderer of the Week: A New Series

New Post: Wanderer of the Week: A New Series

Every once and a while, I like to start a new series on here, and I’ve been thinking it would be fun to introduce to a few of my favorite travelers. Through traveling and travel blogging, I have met some of the world’s most fascinating people, and I am now lucky enough to call them my friends. Just to give you an example of what the series will be like, I’ve decided to answer a few of the…

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Celebrating Diwali in India

New Post: Celebrating Diwali in India

In my old life, the one where I was a middle school English teacher, my travel days were limited. I realize it’s silly to complain about fixed holidays when I got so many of them, but realistically they were during the most expensive times to travel: Christmas, Easter, and the summer. I also didn’t have the flexibility to see the countries I wanted to see when I wanted to see them. That often…

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Odyssey to Dakar

New Post: Odyssey to Dakar

Last year, while I was preparing for the Mongol Rally, I was lucky to befriend Matt Sully. While we still have yet to meet in person, since my plans to participate in the Rally fell through, we have kept in touch through social media. Currently, Matt is planning an epic adventure called the Odyssey to Dakar. The 15,000 mile road trip is set for 2017, and Matt is looking for people to join him on…

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Shopping for Sarees in Rishikesh

Shopping for Sarees in Rishikesh

India has always been a country I’ve wanted to travel to. Long fascinated by its culture, traditions, fashion, and lifestyle, I couldn’t wait to see and experience it on my own. In particular, I had always dreamed of the moment I’d walk into a saree shop in India and purchase my very own. This may seem like a strange dream for a girl with European roots, but my connection to India was something…

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Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yog Dham

New Post: Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yog Dham

Each morning, I woke up before the sun was up, threw on a tank top and yoga pants, bundled up in a sweater I had bought at the markets, and headed downstairs for tea. On my way, I would look out at the silhouettes of the Himalayas as dawn was breaking. Every day, I would breath in deeply, thankful for the opportunity to complete my yoga teacher training at Rishikesh Yog Dham. Ending up there was…

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Travel Inspiration at the New York Times Travel Show

New post: Travel Inspiration at the New York Times Travel Show

For a few years now, I’ve been attending The New York Times Travel Show, and each year, it fuels my travel dreams and reignites my desire to get back on the road. Normally, it’s been a few months between my travels and the show, but this time, fresh off my trip to India, I was even more excited to see where I could end up in the new year. There’s really no place else better for travel inspiration…

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Becoming a Vegetarian in India

New Post: Becoming a Vegetarian in India

Over the past year, I have tried to become more conscience of the products I am buying, trying to ensure that I am purchasing items that are better for my health and the environment, and making sure that nothing I am using has been tested on animals. The first switch was based mainly on beauty products, but I hoped to eventually make a bigger change, focusing on my diet. I started eating more…

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A Different Kind of New Year's Eve at Ananda Ashram

New Post: A Different Kind of New Year's Eve at Ananda Ashram

After four weeks at Rishikesh Yog Dham practicing yoga for three hours each day, I felt refreshed and rejuvenated. I knew that it was going to be hard to maintain at home. In fact, I asked Arvind, our yoga instructor, many times if I could make the school my ashram and stayed forever. He laughed, but I was serious. I knew I could keep up with my practices in India, but it was returning home I was…

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Eat, Pray, Love Yourself

New Post: Eat, Pray, Love Yourself

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love made an impact on my life at the tender age of twenty-four, after a harsh break up with someone I thought I would marry. Knowing what I know now, I am beyond happy that it didn’t work out and consider it a blessing in disguise, especially since the years since then have been some of the best in my life. Had I gone in a different direction, I fear that my life…

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Looking Back on 2015 Through Instagram

New Post: Looking Back on 2015 Through Instagram

Instagram continues to be one of my favorite social media outlets, as I can share so much with just one photo. In a year that started out working on myself at home to braving the woods for my first backpacking trip, eventually quitting my job and finding myself driving across the United States and heading to India for seven weeks, I can hardly make sense of how I got to where I am. Even though I…

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Is India Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

New Post: Is India Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

“Are you sure you’ll be okay traveling alone there?” “But, you’re not afraid?” “I heard that the men stare at you, I would be so uncomfortable.” “You’re so brave for going to India alone.” “They hate foreigners there.” “Never go anywhere alone. I’m serious, it isn’t safe.” This is just some of what I heard before I left on my seven-week solo trip to India, but it isn’t necessarily something new…

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