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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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Travel Destinations: Places I’d Love to See in 2026
Usually by the time December rolls around, I’ve already started planning my 2026 trips. But for some reason I was feeling pretty indecisive this year! So I decided to spend a few weeks going down a bit of a research rabbit hole. I read what felt like a million articles…
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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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Traveling as a Couple: Lessons Learned After a Decade+
I’ve realized after traveling with other people, as well as taking a couple small solo trips, that my husband Jasper is truly my favorite person to travel with. Ugh, so mushy, I know. I am NOT a super mushy person, so this feels like a lot coming from me. So…
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My Mid-Year Reading Recap: 2024
I honestly flip flopped on whether or not to even write this post for a while. “What am I doing? I write about travel, not booktok books. Stay in your lane, stay focused.” But really, what better way is there to get through a travel day than with a good…
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Which Trusted Traveler Program is Right for You?
Getting through security at the airport may be one of my least favorite parts of traveling, and it seems like wait times just keep getting worse. Thankfully, there is a way to avoid these long security lines! Customs and Border Protection (CBP) run the Trusted Traveler programs (minus Clear, but…
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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…
