by justbeingbing | Aug 7, 2018 | Americana, Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Journey, Solo female travel, women
I’ve had a bit of a love affair with South Carolina my entire adult life. The roots of this fascination can be found in the most unlikely rite of passage – the college spring break. Most kids trekked en masse to Florida for the storied beaches of the...
by justbeingbing | Aug 4, 2018 | Americana, Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Freedom, Journey, Solo female travel, women
The first 12 years of my life were spent in the misnamed corner of central Pennsylvania known as Mosquito Valley. It consisted of a narrow neighborhood of 20-25 houses nestled in between lush green mountains. One way in, one way out. A creek ran the...
by justbeingbing | Aug 2, 2018 | Camping, Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Freedom, Hiking, Journey, Solo female travel, women
When I first began day dreaming through this adventure, it took a while to unearth exactly where I felt compelled to explore. I had a decent handle on the path I would take – mountains through Virginia, North Carolina and northern Georgia and then south through...
by justbeingbing | Aug 1, 2018 | Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Freedom, Hiking, Journey, Solo female travel, women
I’m pretty sure I was smiling before I even woke up. Mountain air drifted into my cocooned hideaway, bringing with it the promise of a new day to explore. And blessedly, sunshine streaked through the treetops overhead, calling me out of my cloistered...
by justbeingbing | Jul 29, 2018 | Camping, Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Freedom, Hiking, Journey, Solo female travel, women
Earlier this summer, when I decided I would strike out for the Florida Keys, it never once occurred to me to fly the 1100+ miles. Instead, for the past 6 weeks or more, I’ve joyfully unfurled maps of every state from Virginia to Florida on the kitchen table,...
by justbeingbing | Jul 27, 2018 | Florida Keys Road Trip 2018, Freedom, Solo female travel, women
“Adventure” and “explore” are two of my favorite words. I’m a road-less-traveled kind of girl. Always have been. The sheer curiosity of not knowing what is around the next bend or over the hill is intoxicating to me. It’s like reading under the covers when you’re...
