Hi, I’m Sarah Marie, a small town turned world traveler gal! I fell in love with travel at a young age and absolutely love sharing my stories. As a kid, I dreamt of faraway lands and often got consumed by books and stories of female protagonists embarking on adventures, even to the point where my mother grounded me from reading and begged me to go outside and make friends! We laugh about it now, and while my undying love for reading still stands, I get to live a fantasy every day through adventures domestically and abroad.
Although I have an amazing support system of family and friends that also love to travel, I spend many of my adventures traveling solo, something I never imagined possible when I graduated high school. I used to be scared to navigate the local bus system (I grew up in a two-stoplight town), and now I have solo traveled to over ten countries! It has been an incredible journey, and I have learned to adventuring alone.
When I am not buried in textbooks for my doctoral program, I spend my time searching for the next adventure, planning and plotting until the dreams come to life. I have been unbelievably fortunate to travel to 30 countries spanning four continents and still have dozens of countries on my never-ending bucket list. My type-A attitude and love for organization has not only served me in my program, but I have learned A LOT about the dos and don’ts of travel and would love to share my tips and tricks with you!
My hope is that this site will serve as inspiration to give you confidence to make that next step and plan that trip you’ve always dreamed of. Here, fantasy is shaped into reality!