by April Allman | Aug 18, 2018 | Travel
Carmen and her best friends celebrate the completion of their final dissertation at the University of Glasgow. Scotland has called Carmen Schreiber, 24, since she was a wee bairn. That’s the Scottish slang for baby, but Carmen already knows that. “I could talk...
by April Allman | Jul 20, 2018 | Travel
Last September, St. John, the smallest and most remote of the U.S. Virgin Islands, was devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The two storms — 14 days apart — destroyed homes and the island’s only public school. Out of the island’s 103 boats in the harbor, only...
by April Allman | Jun 17, 2018 | Travel
Debbie Graf’s love affair with New Orleans all started with a hippie-drummer boyfriend. His band had a piano on wheels that they would roll onto Royal Street and fill the humid southern air with ragtime melodies. As passersby tossed loose change and dollar bills into...
by April Allman | May 18, 2018 | Travel
By Megan M. Seckman In a few short weeks, Kate Bringardner will embark on her second solo international travel experience, and she wants to spread the news. Many women I’ve spoken to lately have expressed the desire to travel alone but are held back by similar fears:...
by April Allman | Feb 13, 2018 | Travel
By Megan M. Seckman Michelle is with her brother Kirk who took her to the Appalachian Trail trailhead. Five years ago Michelle Freiberger, a nurse practitioner, found herself in an existential crisis. Standing in her closet, flipping through mountains of...
by April Allman | Jan 19, 2018 | Travel
By Megan Seckman In 13-plus years of being a wife and mother, I never once took a trip without my clan. Every vacation up to this point has been centered around fulfilling someone else’s requests and creative compromises. While bonding with my family is magical and...
