Travel: New Orleans Birthday Weekend

It’s been a while since I have posted any travel blogs.  I will be working on my Sicily one soon (so many photos to sort through), but in the mean time, here is my latest New Orleans trip from this past weekend. This was my 4th trip to NOLA.  With one of my best friends,

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Off the Grid…

I kind of have been checked out lately. From writing, social media, blogging… well, from life really.  Not to worry.  This is my own bizarre way of writer’s block. Writing is definitely the key to my soul. If I am unmotivated to put words together then I am listless in my actual life. I am

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Still Feels Like Home

The past few weeks were a jumble of emotions.  With my pending move to Nashville, and my roommate Kindell’s first visit to New York, plus stopping to visit my friends in Ohio, I was antsy to get the show on the road.  However, as I’ve learned over the past 5 years, with new hellos come

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Rebuilding in 2015

One thing I definitely learned during my travels is that I can talk myself in and out of things quite easily. I blame it on my astrological signs–I’m on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius, which basically means half of me feels one way while the other half feels another. I am really both signs — I can’t say I’m one more than the other. With that said, I don’t live my life according to my horoscope. I live my life according to excited feelings and ideas that I get, which to some practical, logical, type-A people is insane, irresponsible, and unsettling… [Continue Reading on Sandy-Lo.com]

Traveling Barista Picks: Top 10 Coffee Shops in the U.S.

It’s no secret that I travel a lot.  Hello, it’s kind of in my name!  Usually, I spend 6 months to a year in one place, but the last part of 2014, I was practically in a new city every week!  It was exciting, freeing, exhausting, and I’m glad I did it. In fact, for

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