This is the final chapter of my Mongolia series. I'd recommend catching up on the previous chapters if you haven't read them already. They can be found by clicking here:Chapter 1 - Introduction to MongoliaChapter 2 - First Thoughts of KhövsgölChapter 3 - Khatgal Clinics I had spent the last week volunteering in medical clinics … Continue reading Journey to Ulaanbaatar →

This is the third chapter and continuation of my Mongolia series. If you missed either of the first two, I'd recommend reading them first. You can find them by clicking here:Chapter 1 - Introduction to MongoliaChapter 2 - First Thoughts of Khövsgöl After spending the first couple days trying to understand Khatgal and holding a … Continue reading Khatgal Clinics →

This is the second chapter and continuation of my Mongolia series. If you missed the first chapter, you can find it here. We had just arrived at our camp in Khatgal, a small village on the shores of the great Lake Khövsgöl in the north of Mongolia. This is a remote area with no other … Continue reading First Thoughts of Khövsgöl →

Mongolia is an interesting and often-forgotten country sandwiched between two of the most infamous nations in the world, Russia and China. It's different than anywhere else on earth, and a lot of that has to do with its rich history. For centuries, Mongolia was a land of nomadic people groups, herding livestock and moving around … Continue reading Introduction to Mongolia →

On June 10 this year, the US finally lifted the testing requirement for re-entry into the United States. This was the biggest obstacle that had kept me from planning international trips the past couple years: I didn't want to have to stress about finding a testing center in a country where I don't know the … Continue reading A Tale of Two Ecuadorian Cities →

View from the top of Amicalola Falls I have taken two different day trips up to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia since moving to the Atlanta area and decided to write about my experiences there. The first trip took me to Helen, Dahlonega, and Dawsonville, while the second took me to Tallulah Gorge. … Continue reading Exploring North Georgia →

Note: This was originally written in 2022 when season 4 volume 1 dropped. I have made some adjustments since then, but some of this will be outdated. I have made the necessary notes about changes to specific locations though. The first volume of Stranger Things season 5 just came out, so I thought it would … Continue reading Stranger Things Tour →

I love visiting national parks and hope to one day make it to all 63. I'll often read about certain national parks and make plans for when I eventually visit them. And I recently came across a terrible review for South Carolina's only national park, Congaree. In fact, the review was so bad that it … Continue reading Visiting the “Worst National Park” →

For the past couple years, I have made it clear that I love visiting national parks. My dream is to visit all of them, but sometimes it can be difficult to determine which parks are official national parks. I'll try to explain it quickly: the National Park Service (NPS) is a government agency that manages … Continue reading The Next National Park? →

I recently visited Dauphin Island on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. It's a town I often hear about when hurricanes come around but one I knew literally nothing else about. I decided to check it out to see if I think it's worth visiting, and what I found was actually a nice surprise! So I'll … Continue reading What To Do in Dauphin Island →