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How to Take a Solo Road Trip From Iowa to Florida

Finally! Heading Southeast to Orlando, Florida for a 3 month travel nurse contract! Driving from Iowa to Florida was quite a bit shorter than the trip from California, but I still made plans to stop and see friends along the way. Also, I have mastered Tetris in my car. I’m too proud of this to not share: Nashville, TN The Drive out of Iowa My first day I drove to Nashville, Tennessee. My college friend lives there, and even though...

A Quick 3-Day Warm Summer Visit to London

This summer, I went on a 2 week cruise in Italy, Turkey, Croatia, and Greece! It was amazing, so stay tuned for some blogging on that. This was my first time there and I loved London so much I can’t wait to go back! I typically skip talking about travel days when I blog if it isn’t any time spent doing local things. I flew into Stanstead in the evening. The views from the plane coming into the city were...

How to Spend a Blissful Week in Italy

In May 2022, I was supposed to start my next travel nurse assignment in Orlando, Florida. As it is sometimes as a traveler, things changed and the start date got pushed back. I had 6 weeks of nothing to do. So I went to Italy. NOTE: There may be affiliate links in this post* Rome, Italy The first day was really just spent traveling, waiting for John, and getting our rental car. We got to our Air BnB and took...

Traversing the USA: From the West Coast to the MidWest

Part 1 I started off my journey from the west coast to the MidWest after my travel assignment in Fresno, CA ended. After spending a week with my sister, I headed East. The greatest part of this journey for me was that I was able to see so many family and friends along the way. I highly encourage you to find a route that can include visiting people you know, it makes the trip that much better! Plus you have...

A Six Week Cultural Immersion in Argentina

NOTE: There may be affiliate links in this post* In January 2017, before I started travel nursing, I was in between jobs and decided to go on a solo trip to Argentina. I used a company called Child Family Health International, and did a 6 week program abroad where I was able to take Spanish classes and shadow in two different pediatric hospitals in la ciudad de Córdoba. It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done and I...