The Best View in Edinburgh

This morning I looked out the window and found an astonishing miracle — the sun. I didn’t even know what to do with myself. In a last minute decision, one of my new hostel roommates and I decided to pack up our stuff and hike to the top of Arthur’s...

Casually Crying in Edinburgh’s Botanical Garden

Good news: I found a fellow breakfast smoothie drinker in Edinburgh. AND: he has a blender! I am now in a verbal contract with him. At 8am we meet in the hostel kitchen to make smoothies. I provide the fruit, he provides the blender. Win, win. This is going to be a...

Another Travel Day, Another Train

And would you look at that – another travel day. It was time for me to say goodbye to charming Whitby and continue onwards to Edinburgh. My Airbnb was a peaceful haven exactly when I needed it. In the midst of hostel living, sometimes it’s nice to escape...

I’m the Worst Food Blogger

I started the morning on the hunt for a new book and a good lunch spot. And in my opinion, those are the best kinds of priorities. For Whitby only being a town of 135,000 people, they somehow impressively manage to have six book stores. After browsing about three used...

It’s Just Me and Neil Young

I really need to stop feeling guilty about lazy days. Back home, I would often go full force in many aspects of my life. I would bike/bus to work, work 9 hours, bike/bus back home, head to the gym, and finally crash into bed. On the weekends, I was very intentional...