I'm quite lucky to say I've spent a fair amount of summers in the USA which fell over 4th July. Even though I'm British, I like to celebrate Independence Day too and especially with my friends in America. I've spent 3 summers at USA Summer camps in California and Pennsylvania. My 4th July's ...
AN ANXIOUS TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO ALASKA
Hello! I'm back from an incredible 2 week adventure exploring some of the most incredible national parks in Alaska. I travelled with Grand American Adventures which is a part of TrekAmerica on the Alaska, Wildlife and Wilderness tour. I've always wanted to go to Alaska but I always thought I would ...
AN ANXIOUS TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The United States of America is one of my favourite countries. I've been to America 7 times and visited 33 states. Every time I leave, I feel like I'm leaving my home rather than going home. I count to days till I can go back again and look forward to ever visit. America is the best country for ...
TOP 10 TREKAMERICA MEMORIES FROM 3 DIFFERENT TOURS
Where do I start? I've had 3 amazing trips with TrekAmerica since I started travelling in 2016. I remember my first trip like it was yesterday. It was the Southern BLT from LA to New York. I remember planning this trip for 3 years and saving up for 18 months like crazy. It was everything I'd dream't ...
THE ULTIMATE TREKAMERICA PRE TRIP CHECK LIST
Apparently, I'm a "Trexpert". I've been on 3 TrekAmerica trips, over 3 years and each trip has been a different form of accommodation. Working in travel since I left University also kind of helps. I love going away with TrekAmerica. America is my favourite country (so far) and I'm close to ...
TOP 10 THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN NEW YORK
New York is becoming a second home to me. I would love to live in NYC permanently if given the chance. I love this city. There's so much to do. Every time, I visit this amazing city I never get to do everything I've got on my list. So much to do and so little time to do it in. I also get very ...
WHAT TO PACK FOR A TREKAMERICA CAMPING TOUR?
I'm back from my 3rd TrekAmerica tour. I went on the Northern Trail from New York cross country to San Francisco. It's a long trip and it was my first camping tour. I've been camping before but this was my first time with Trek. I had a rough idea on what to take but I made a few mistakes so the list ...
TOP 10 TREKAMERICA TOURS FOR SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS
WHAT TO PACK FOR A TREKAMERICA BLT OR PLUS TOUR?
I've been on two TrekAmerica trips so far. The first trek was the Southern BLT in 2016, which was a cross country tour of the USA. The second trek was the Glaciers + Grizzles Plus tour of Western Canada, which included the Rockies. Both very different tours but they were not camping tours. If you ...
WORKING AT SUMMER CAMP WITH ANXIETY
True story. My first night at camp and I totally freaked out. I was in a rusty old cabin with a bunch of strangers and then I saw the biggest spider I've every seen in my life. I ran out the cabin and noticed some of the other girls followed. We had a big laugh about it outside and made tactics on ...
MY NEXT SOLO ADVENTURE WITH TREKAMERICA IS…
I can't believe it's been nearly a year since my last trek and 2 years since my 1st one! If your new to my blog, in 2016 I did a cross country trip across America on the Southern BLT and last year I went to Canada on the Glaciers + Grizzlies Plus tour. Both equally amazing but completely different ...
20 SIGNS YOU’RE MISSING CAMP
Summer is over and unfortunately, so is camp! If you we're lucky enough to go travelling after camp then you'll probably have just returned back home...to "the real world". You'll be catching up with your family and friends, setting back into normality and that's when it'll hit you! How much you ...