About Me
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Life Update – We’re Moving Abroad!
If you follow the blog and all of my socials closely, you’ve probably noticed that I haven’t really published anything in a few months. As someone who is horrible at being secretive, keeping this under wraps has been so hard. But I can finally make the big reveal – we’re…
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Traveling While Neurodivergent
Travel tends to be difficult, tricky, or stressful for a lot of people. But being neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, obsessive-compulsive, and more) can add a whole slew off additional travel challenges! Sometimes, my particular flavor of neuro-spicy can be a positive thing in my life. I’m great at a lot…
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A Year of Short Girl Travels
I can’t believe its already the one year anniversary of starting the Short Girl Travels blog! I swear the older I get, the faster time seems to fly by. It feels like just yesterday that I was nervously hitting “publish” for the first time, and now here I am with…
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Travel Flashback: Two Cross Country Moves
Moving is a lot of work, even if you’re staying in the same town (ask me how I know…). From packing up, renting a U-Haul, getting help moving furniture, etc., its a lot to keep track of. A cross country move? Now that is a HUGE undertaking, especially when you…
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My Cats’ Chronic Illnesses & How They Changed the Way I Travel
I’ve loved cats for as long as I can remember. Some people say I’m obsessed, and maybe I am. I mean, I did get a tattoo in 2023 in honor of my two Manx boys. Manx cats have a genetic mutation that results in short tails. Now part of my…
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My Travel Bucket List – USA Edition
Besides a year-long stint living in Oklahoma City and a long weekend trip to Seattle, I’ve spent the majority of my life on the east coast. Family vacations growing up consisted of places we could get to by car: day trips to Hershey Park, a week at the beach in…
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My Travel Bucket List – International Edition
Have you ever accomplished a years-long dream, and then suddenly realize that now you actually need to come up with a new one? Welcome to the club! After ringing in 2024, it was that time of year again: take a moment to reflect on everything I experienced in 2023, decide…
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How Traveling Rekindled My Love For Reading
I developed a love for reading pretty early in life, and as a kid I learned I could read REALLY fast. Like, I read each Harry Potter book in the first 24 hours after release fast (aged myself a little bit there). I’d often lose track of time, I was…
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The Pros & Cons of Traveling as a Short Girl
Whether it’s a long travel day, a missed layover in a foreign country, or something unexpected like flooded roadways blocking the normal way to the airport (thanks climate change!), getting to where you’re going can be rough. Regardless of your size, age, or level of experience, I think the stress…
