Lateral Movements

When I first started traveling, I was very paranoid. If one thing was certain, it was that everyone I met was a potential thief who wanted nothing more than to get their grubby hands on my passport. Which makes it odd that my instincts deserted me when I actually did meet a thief. It’s also [...]

I booked my very first hostel over the phone. I wasn’t sure what I was doing, because I wasn’t entirely clear on the concept of a hostel. I barely knew what a visa was. When the woman at the Kinlay House Hostel in Dublin answered in an Irish accent, I nearly fainted with excitement. A [...]