Welcome to the Fall Reset Ritual series, your guide to hitting reboot on life and embracing the rejuvenating energy of autumn through enriching escapes at home or away. Whether you’re at home or in a hotel room on the other side of the globe, any space can become a self-care retreat with a little …
What Nobody Tells You About Finding Yourself Through Travel
Finding yourself through travel is a rite of passage today. Once that’s increasingly prevalent as travel becomes more accessible to more people. Movies and books like “Eat, Pray, Love,” “Wild,” “Tracks,” and “Under the Tuscan Sun” have sparked our adventurous spirits, inspiring us to travel with …
9 Books for Self-Discovery
Welcome to the Fall Reset Ritual series, your guide to hitting reboot on life and embracing the rejuvenating energy of autumn through enriching escapes at home or away. I’m a huge personal development junkie, which should come as no surprise. After all, even though this is primarily a mindful …
Praia das Maçãs: The Perfect Beach Day Trip From Lisbon
While Portugal’s Algarve region may be famous for its stunning seaside, you can also find beautiful beaches near Lisbon. Praia das Maçãs boasts rocky cliffs, blue water and surf-friendly waves popular with locals and visitors alike. And if you’re looking for more than soft, white sand and …
8 Ways to Make Your Daily Routine Feel More Like a Vacation
Welcome to the Fall Reset Ritual series, your guide to hitting reboot on life and embracing the rejuvenating energy of autumn through enriching escapes at home or away. Want to live like you’re on vacation every day? It might be easier than you think. Of course, we all have responsibilities, jobs …
On Finding Magic + Porto Itinerary and City Guide
I think we’re all seeking some sort of magic when we travel. Yet so often, the serendipitous moments, the enchanting encounters, and the romance of a place (whether alone or with company) get lost in favor of chasing an endless must-see list or catching the next Instagram shot. A type-A planner …
Personalized Self-Care Staycation Ideas for Your Next At-Home Wellness Retreat
A quick search for self-care staycation ideas will pull up a variety of lists with suggestions like unplug, declutter, create an at-home spa day, eat clean, spend time in nature. While all of these things make for a wonderful and rejuvenating home wellness retreat (and should be a part of our …
20 Travel Journal Prompts to Spark Curiosity and Dive Deeper Into Your Destination
Travel journaling is a powerful (and fun) way to dive deeper into your destination, memorialize your journey, discover yourself, and find direction in life, beyond your travels. Journaling can also spark your curiosity, a trait that cultivates open-mindedness, adventure, understanding, and makes …
Cities with Soul | The Essential Lisbon Guide
Portugal oozes beauty at the turn of a corner, but its real beauty, the haunting kind, comes from its soul. The Portuguese people are some of the kindest I’ve come across in my travels. The food is created with attention and love. The language gives us soulful, not-quite-translatable words like, …
The Case for Curiosity + 5 Ways to Cultivate More of It
The more I travel, the stronger I believe that the world would be a better place if more people experienced countries and cultures outside of their own. Of course, this view is simplistic, optimistic, and some might argue, naive. However, there’s one thread, that when pulled, can unravel the …
