Steps in Every Corner

Tag: how to travel on a budget

  • On Being Unprepared

    I still remember how on my first trip to Europe, I packed nothing but ripped jeans. At the time, ripped mom jeans were a staple at my American college. However, in Europe, they were not. And probably never were. This is something I learned by walking through gorgeous, historic city centers dressed like I was…

  • The Kraków Diaries

    I grew up eating my Aunt Denise’s famous lazy pierogi every holiday. I grew up confused about how to spell or even properly pronounce some of my family surnames, like Staszczyk or Jarzyniecki (yes – I had to double check those spellings just now). My mom would make kielbasa at least once a week. At…

  • 7 Reasons Why Hostels Are a Great Way to Travel on a Budget

    Staying in hostels will change the way you travel. Before I went on my first backpacking trip to Southeast Asia, I was ultra-skeptical of hostels. I had so many worries – cleanliness, safety, my own social anxiety. I could not fathom sleeping in a room with ten complete strangers. But I built up the courage…

  • Why I Became a Solo Female Backpacker: Learning to Travel Cheaply and Alone

    I have an oddly specific memory of being fourteen years old in my bedroom with my lifelong best friend who I still talk to regularly. This is the age where you start to develop a sense of consciousness: there is, in fact, a life after high school. And it is, in fact, up to you…