Punjana tea.

Less than £2 in Tesco for 80 tea bags, $8 on Amazon.

The innocuous tea bag, popped into a mug full of hot water...

My friend Mallory and I were going to Albuquerque for a week a little while ago.

We were both excited to go on hikes and be in...

I take a bit of a deep breath before I walk into my hostel dorm room for my last night in Edinburgh.

Imagine being fast asleep...

It’s my last full day in Edinburgh, and I wake with a smile. Today, I have plans with another human being!

My solo trip to Edi...

I’d been at class and work from 9:00-5:00 that day, walked back into the kitchen and heaved a big sigh of relief as I flipped on...

I wake up slowly on my third day alone in Edinburgh and leave the hostel before 9:00 in the morning.

My first stop is The Elep...

I walk into the beautiful St. Gile’s cathedral at 9:00 in the morning. I’m one of the few tourists up and moving at this time of...

“What do you like to do?”

My mind goes blank for a second, and naturally, the only two things I think of are two things I’m in...

I was out of the hostel almost before anyone else in my room was awake. I’d run a mile, showered, and gotten dressed. I had my b...

I stood by Greyfriars Bobby, trying desperately to look nonchalant.

I’d been in Edinburgh for a grand total of an hour, had fo...