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A Solo, Budget-Friendly Weekend in London
A Solo, Budget-Friendly Weekend in London

This May, I traveled abroad alone for the very first time since becoming a parent. This rare opportunity was the result of needing to do some archival research at the British Library in London and the Museum of Rural English Life in Reading. I actually prefer traveling with Ryan and my toddler, but time-off and budgets did not align, so my trek across the pond was solo (and fully funded by my college). While I was initially not too happy about this prospect, my time in England reminded me, after ten years of traveling with Ryan and friends, that I am capable of hard things, that I like spending time with myself doing what I like to do, and that I can read a book extremely fast when I’m not interrupted every five seconds!

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TravelHannah Schultztravel, International travel, london, england, hyde park, kensington gardens, british library, V&A, museum, kenwood house, hampstead heath, wallace collection, globe theatre, barbican, conservatory, free, free things to doComment
Big Island, Hawai'i (Day Three): Polulu Valley, Rainbow Falls, & Kaumana Caves
Big Island, Hawai'i (Day Three): Polulu Valley, Rainbow Falls, & Kaumana Caves

The Kohala Volcano is the oldest of the volcanoes that make up the Big Island, and when part of this volcano slid into the ocean hundreds of thousands of years ago, it formed the sea cliffs along the Kohala Coast. Erosion has formed seven valleys along this coastline, including Pololū Valley, the most northern valley, then Honokāne Nui, Honokāne Iki, Honokeʻa, Honopue, Waimanu Valley, and Waipi’o Valley. Waipi’o Valley is the most famous, perhaps because of its daring grade or the breathtaking views through the cliffs and back into the valley. We faced Waipi’o last time we visited the Big Island (read about that hike here), but it has actually since been closed to non-locals. Since we loved Waipi’o so much, we decided to do another of the Kohala Coast hikes and settled on Pololū Valley, which is a short but steep hike down to a black sand beach.

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Hiking, TravelHannah Schultzhike, hiking, big island, hawaii, polulu valley, rainbow falls, waterfall, kaumana caves, state park, lava tube, Tex drive-in, malasadas, botanical garden, university of Hawaii, freeComment
A Free, Artsy Day in New York City
A Free, Artsy Day in New York City

Over Christmas break, my fiancé, Ryan, and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Rome, Italy (check out those adventures here if you haven’t yet). The cheapest flights to Rome were from NYC, and when the opportunity presents itself to have a day in NYC, you don’t turn it down. Both of us have already done most of the really big touristy attractions in New York and we’re both poor graduate students, so we decided on an itinerary that allowed us a free day in the city (aside from food, of course).

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TravelHannah Schultznew york city, new york, nyc, free, winter, january, cronut, cheap, art, artsy, high line, manhattan, central park, MoMA, museum of modern art, friday, crowds, van gogh, starry nightComment