skyariellaApr 14 minA Covid Summer Driving Across America (2020)I had never been a road trip person. Probably a symptom of my mom loathing long road trips. Even when I was visiting South East Asia, the...
skyariellaMar 204 minLa Manuela-Pablo Escobar's Abandoned Island Mansion (Guatape, Colombia) I would be lying if I said I hadn’t completely forgotten about this blog. I could take the cop-out of saying that it was another casualty...
skyariellaJan 22, 20204 minThe Comfortable & Not: Traveling Colombia w/ Friends from HomeTraveling solo and traveling with friends are two very different experiences, for better and for worse.
skyariellaJan 17, 20204 minA SIM Card Debacle (Cartagena, Colombia)Welcome to the first 24 hours of Colombia. There are plenty of words to describe it so far. Easy, effortless, and painless would not be...
skyariellaDec 23, 20192 minWat Rong Khun- 'The White Temple' (Chiang Rai, Thailand)Thailand is home to many incredible temples, but one unique from them all is Wat Rong Khun, or The White Temple, near Chiang Rai.
skyariellaDec 11, 20192 minA Very Rough, Possible Itinerary for ColombiaJanuary 13-, 2020 Arrive in Cartagena, Colombia -Cartagena: Stay 2 Days? Explore, get the Yellow Fever vaccine, chill out. It seems like...
skyariellaNov 28, 20197 minA Brief Collection of Journal Entries: This Week, Last YearIt’s Thanksgiving. November 28th, 2019. This day marks a year ago that I had arrived in Bangkok. Over sweet potatoes with marshmallows and s
skyariellaNov 25, 20195 minOne Stop Shop for Fixing a Fear of Heights: Peguyangan Waterfall (Nusa Penida Island, Indonesia)Getting to Peguyangan Waterfall on Nusa Penida Island is an excursion that's not for the faint of heart. The beauty is worth it though.
skyariellaNov 18, 20195 minAbandoned Taman Festival Theme Park (Bali, Indonesia)A customer came in today wearing a t-shirt that said Bali on it. I asked when he’d been, and he told me, this past August. His face was...
skyariellaNov 5, 20195 minI’m going to Colombia with Two Friends I’ve Known Since I was OneI'm an only child. Spoiled, entitled, bratty my mom knew all of those qualities were inevitable, but she didn't want me to be a hermit...
skyariellaOct 28, 20192 minThe Pre-Booking AnxietyTen minutes ago I booked a one-way flight to Cartagena, Colombia. It’s not my first trip abroad, and unlike my last one, I’m not leaving...
skyariellaOct 28, 20193 minA Place with Everything You Could Want: Chiang Mai, ThailandFinding a city you selflessly love is always border-lining on serendipitous. It doesn’t stem from necessity, convenience or lust....
skyariellaOct 23, 20193 minSt. Denis Catholic School in Yonkers, NY: Abandoned & Untouched for 15 YearsThere's always something making it blatantly obvious that you weren't the only one who found your way in.
skyariellaOct 10, 20193 minThe Art Finding the Best Street-Food in AsiaLiving in New York gave me the eye to decipher between the best and the bullshit in terms of street food. In a city where you can...
skyariellaSep 22, 20192 minHow Being a Bored 16 Yr Old Jumpstarted My Abandoned ObsessionIt's a crisp fall, 2012 day in Upstate New York and two teenagers are aimlessly driving around on a Saturday. An empty day filled with...
skyariellaSep 22, 20193 minMy Experience with Getting Vaccines in BangkokOne of the most stress-inducing parts of pre-travel planning, for me, was the need to get vaccinated. I’m from the United States, where...
skyariellaSep 22, 20194 min5 Things You Should Absolutely, 100%, For Sure Do Before You Go Backpacking Few things keep you more anticipated than a looming flight headed towards an adventure. When that plane is headed for a backpacking trip,...
skyariellaSep 4, 20192 minPre-Decision Nerves I'm not a person who quakes at any decision. In fact, it's rare for me to second-guess myself. Choosing a car? Not a second thought....
