Hey there! My name is Terry and I'm a solo traveler, a former 5th grade teacher, and someone who truly believes the best trips are the ones you stop waiting for someone else to take with you.
I started posting travel content on TikTok in 2021, mostly just to share what I was seeing and encourage other women to get out there. I had no idea it would turn into this. Now I'm a full-time travel content creator with over 250,000 followers across my platforms, a website full of itineraries and honest reviews, and a community of women (and men!) who are booking trips they once talked themselves out of. That last part is the piece I'm most proud of.
I live in Atlanta, Georgia, but I'm on often on the move, so make sure you're following me to see where I am!
The part where I finally stopped waiting
For years, travel was something constrained by a teacher's schedule, a teacher's salary, and the fact that I was constantly waiting for the right person to come along for the trip.
After 13 years in the classroom teaching everything from kindergarten drama to 5th grade math, I left teaching in the fall of 2020. It was terrifying, but it was also the best decision I've ever made. With the freedom to work remotely came the freedom to actually go on longer trips, more often, by myself.
Solo travel wasn't something I intentionally planned. It was something I fell into, and then fell completely in love with.
What I do here
Everything I share on this site is firsthand. I stay in the hotels, I take the trains, I get lost (sometimes on purpose), and I tell you exactly what happened, what worked, what didn't, and what I'd do differently.
You'll find destination guides and itineraries, honest accommodation and experience reviews, strategies for earning miles and saving on travel, and the kind of practical, grounding advice that genuinely helps you feel ready to book.
If you're newer to solo travel, I want you to feel like you're getting advice from a friend who's already done the thing, not a glossy travel magazine. And if you're already out there doing it, I hope we cross paths somewhere along the way.
Terry
How I Caught the Travel Bug
It was the summer after my senior year of college when my Aunt Jacky changed everything.
She and her wife, Kathy, took me on a trip to Europe as a graduation gift. Kathy had a niece who'd just graduated the year before, so they decided to take both of us. It was eleven epic days driving through Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. I had never been outside the US beyond the Caribbean, and I came home a completely different person.
I couldn't stop thinking about it. And I couldn't wait to go back.