Welcome to my travel memoir of exploring the world, traveling the road less traveled, and touching the earth in my own journey, from domestically on the weekends to other countries. I didn't grow up traveling out of state. I didn't explore a foreign country until after college, believing that travel was expensive. However, I quickly learned that traveling can be affordable, rejuvenating, meditative, and expands one's mind. I'm a writer and traveler from California. I've worked as a university magazine editor and writer, and have published fictional short stories, poems, and (non-fictional) articles. I have cultivated my creativity for years and intend to keep it. I started blogging to tell my college volunteering project out in the desert, in a place mostly known to history buffs. For the first time, I kept a “travel” journal that documented my journey. The next winter month, I reread the scrawls of my journal and knew there was a story waiting to be heard, and it poured out on the keyboards. From there, I continued blogging in a similar style of destination-based storytelling that touches on history, culture, and of course, adventure. As I traveled, I realize that I was growing up as a traveler. I took the “road less travel” by going to places that weren’t really well-known, getting to know the locals, and discovering something to appreciate. I’ve had conversations that would have never happened if I was just working in an office and staying at home. I’ve been on an emergency flight landing, seen the aftermath of a flood, hid from a tornado, and had many interesting conversations. I realized that the more we learn about different places, the more we can make better decisions and create a balance in the world. I hope my travel stories entertain you.