Category: Travel
The Rocky Mountains Compared to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
This comprehensive guide compares the two mountain ranges in size, location, historical and cultural influence, and the present condition and future outlook of human impacts. Physical Comparison Length Width Highest Peak Sierra Nevadas 400 miles 40-80 miles 14,505 Mt Whitney Rocky Mountains 3000 miles 300 miles 14,440 Mt Elbert About the Author Gloria worked as…
4 Ways to Find Local Hikes While Traveling
Let’s get started… First step is to figure out a general idea of where you want to hike and how long of an adventure you want. Plan out how long you actually want the total adventure to be, from driving to the trailhead, hiking, to driving home. For example: If you only have 8 hours…
Solo Female Traveling Around New Zealand
I graduated college in May of 2017, worked a season at the ranch near Glacier National Park, saved up money, and then returned home to Hawaii after my job. From October to December, I got an idea in my head to go to New Zealand. My sister Malia and I booked a flight out to…
USAC Summer Studying Abroad in Donostia San Sebastian, Spain
During college I decided to take a summer semester to study abroad. After tedious hours of researching where to go and tons of different summer study abroad programs, I decided on a USAC (University Studies Abroad Consortium) San Sebastian program in the Basque Country of Spain. I didn’t know anyone else studying abroad there that…
Not Another Travel Blogger! Why?
I said “I will never make a blog. That is so mainstream, so basic… I don’t want to talk about myself or what I am doing and don’t want anyone to know.” So I made one!!!! I am treating this more as a story telling place of adventures, mishaps, successes, and learning lessons from my…
