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The 6 Best Books to Read Before Going to Greece

May 25, 2023August 9, 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Greek flag over the Acropolis in Athens

Travel bans or budget woes keeping you at home? These books are the next-best way to going to Greece to explore the history and culture at home.

Categories Books About Travel, Europe, Greece Tags books, culture, Greece 2 Comments

3 Days in Athens Itinerary: Your Guide to My Favorite City

March 2, 2023March 8, 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Athens Greece digital nomad visa

Your complete Athens, Greece travel guide: how to spend three days soaking in the ancient history and modern energy of this under-rated capital city.

Categories Europe, Greece Tags athens, Greece Leave a comment

Top Greece Travel Tips: What You Need to Know Before You Go

February 24, 2023February 22, 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Temple ruins at Epidaurus in Greece

Months of living and traveling in Greece have given me an insider’s view. Here are my top ten Greece travel tips to help you plan a visit of your own.

Categories Greece Tags athens, food, Greece, solo female travel, Travel Tips 3 Comments

A Perfect 9 Day Scotland Itinerary

February 24, 2023January 19, 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Kisimul castle on the Isle of Barra in Scotland travel

From gritty cities to tiny islands that look like tropical beaches, Scotland is full of wonders. My sister and I spent 9 days discovering just a few of them.

Categories Europe, United Kingdom Tags Scotland 1 Comment

Travel to The Isle of Man: The Best British Isle You’ve Never Heard Of

February 24, 2023November 3, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Peel castle on the Isle of Man

Why you should travel to the Isle of Man – a beautiful and quaint haven of an island, full of tiny tailless cats and fierce cliff walks and quiet beauty.

Categories Europe, United Kingdom Tags England Leave a comment

Hiking Hadrian’s Wall Solo: How I Did It

February 24, 2023October 30, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler at the end of the Hadrian’s Wall walk in England.

At the end of my year of solo female travel, I took to the fields and walked along Hadrian’s Wall from one coast of England to another. It kept me calm and sane in a time of change and endless questions.

Categories How To’s, United Kingdom Tags England, solo female travel, walking 2 Comments

Digital Nomad Life in Athens, Greece: What It’s Really Like

March 9, 2023October 16, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
A freddo cappuccino at a cafe in Athens Greece

What it’s like to live as a digital nomad in Athens, and why you should do it (the coffee, the cats, and the beautiful sun).

Categories Digital Nomad Life, Greece Tags Greece, living abroad Leave a comment

Take a Walk: How to Sort Out Your Life On Foot on Hadrian’s Wall

February 24, 2023July 16, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler along Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England

I spent 7.5 days walking across Britain: 84 miles from coast to coast along the ancient Roman emperor Hadrian’s Wall, sorting out my life and future.

Categories Reflections, Europe, United Kingdom Tags ancient history, backpacking, England, solo female travel 2 Comments

Beautiful Decay: The Perils of Perfection and Overtourism

February 24, 2023June 12, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler in Mostar Bosnia

Shiny perfect crowded places feel like Disneyland to me – not my ideal trip as a solo female traveler. Here’s why I preferred Hercegovina and Budapest to Dubrovnik and why decay can be beautiful.

Categories Europe Tags ancient history, Budapest, Croatia, culture Leave a comment

Why Solo Travel in Greece is Wonderful

February 24, 2023May 19, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell

I spent six weeks this year traveling solo as a woman in Greece – why I loved it and why I hate to say goodbye.

Categories Europe, Greece, Solo Female Travel Tags ancient history, Greece, solo female travel 3 Comments
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