Vanessa Wachtmeister

I’m on a mission.  I am dedicated to answering all of my emails, Facebook messages, Twitter tweets, and Insta comments with awesome articles that I’ve already published for detailed, accessible information. How to start a travel blog you ask?  Well first and foremost, let’s not reinvent the wheel.   Check out a few of these …

Many of you have been asking “How did I start” or how I overcame the challenges of living abroad and I’ve been dreaming up a way to concisely tell my life story… without humble bragging (too much at least), WHILE being brutally honest… but without scaring people out of taking the jump.   And with as many run-on …

I say HAVE instead of should because I’m a dramatic person by nature. After visiting Myanmar for the first time, I’ve collected a list of a few things you HAVE to do when traveling in Yangon, or else you’re just not living. Not. Living. You got it? I’m super passionate about Myanmar because something struck …

This article is for anyone whose parents might potentially say no to traveling abroad or even in your own country. I moved abroad in 2013 and never looked back. Here’s how I convinced my parents to let me move abroad instead of saying no to traveling.  When Parents Say No to Traveling I had an …

Recently, the average cost of Coachella has been on my mind.  Like many of my millennial peers, my Facebook and Instagram feed has been hijacked by Coachella enthusiasts with carefully curated photos of their trendy outfits and #candid poses for all of the world to enjoy.   #Jelly I’ve been to a few music festivals back in my day, …