SARAH GOING

I usually choose a word, quote, or phrase for the year, and 2019’s will probably come as a surprise to no one. Since one of my primary goals for this year is to build my blog/ brand/ business, Going Places Media, I’m calling this the year of going places.

Jan 5

Jan 5 2018: The Year in Review

It’s that time again friends... the time of year where I review my resolutions from the prior year and we can all see how badly I failed at everything I resolved to do. So grab your champagne and let’s talk 2018!

Nov 29

Nov 29 Let's Talk About Saving Money: My Background and Beliefs About Saving

money, travel

Even though travel has changed significantly since I went on my first international trip 11 years ago, the most common question I get asked about travel has remained the same since the very beginning: how do I afford it?

Nov 13

Nov 13 Hitting My Stride In Berlin

Currently, I'm halfway through this Six Week Sabbatical Trip between jobs. True to form, I'm also 2 cities behind on these trip journal posts. But now I'm in Vienna, with a desk and a strong Wifi signal… so I'm catching up.

Nov 9

Nov 9 Copenhagen on a Budget

Planning to visit Copenhagen? On a budget? Here are a few ideas to help you save money in one of the most expensive cities in Europe.

Nov 7

Nov 7 28 and Doing Great: The Overdue Birthday Post

28 was always great to me. Maybe more of a great and terrible looming deadline than a great birthday to celebrate… but still. Great.

Oct 25

Oct 25 Remembering I'm a Human in Hamburg

life, travel

Apparently, it is possible to stress fracture your foot just from walking. Needless to say, I need to quit Googling foot injuries right now. So I'm writing this instead.

Oct 13

Oct 13 What I'm Doing With My Time Between Jobs

life, travel

I want a break before jumping into my next job. So I'm taking that break. But what am I planning to do with it?

Oct 9

Oct 9 You Don't Have to Justify Not Traveling

money, travel

It sometimes takes new people I meet awhile to learn that I write this blog. And when they do, they do something in common that is so odd to me I felt compelled to write a post about it: they start justifying why they don't travel.

Oct 7

Oct 7 A Simple Solution for Burnout

In an entry in my personal journal on February 3rd, 2018, I wrote that I thought I might be burnt out. For those keeping track at home, that was over eight months ago.

Sep 6

Sep 6 Writing for World Travelers... and Entrepreneurs

travel, money

It’s high time I start writing what I obviously want to be writing. Which appears to have expanded from just travel to include some content about business and entrepreneurship too.

Sep 1

Sep 1 The Dark Side of Travel Blogging

While this may have started out as a negative topic, it has evolved for me into more of a call for solutions. Everyone is talking about what's wrong with travel blogging, and there is some room for that acknowledgement: but I want to take that a step farther. Let’s brainstorm some ways to shine a light on the dark side of travel blogging.

Jul 13

Jul 13 The Dark Side of Travel Blogging: An Introduction

Ultimately, I don’t want to write another blog that isn’t providing actionable advice to real people, isn’t telling the full story, and is ultimately being more alienating than inspirational… there are plenty of those.

Jun 21

Jun 21 Reasons I'm Not a Very Good Travel Blogger

life, travel

The story of my repetitive failures at being an insta-model (and other fun travel blogging fails and adventures).

Jun 14

Jun 14 When in Doubt... Do Something

life

Although I read a mixture of fiction and nonfiction last year, one particular concept was alluded to, mentioned, explained and reiterated in so much of what I read that I figured it was important enough to deserve its own blog post.

Jun 9

Jun 9 My Travel Quest

I recently finished reading Chris Guillebeau's The Happiness of Pursuit, which is a book entirely devoted to the importance of quests. So what exactly is a quest, anyway? And more importantly, how do we figure out what our own quest should be?

May 25

May 25 What I've Been Learning About Money Lately

money

So far in 2018, I’ve been reading blogs, listening to podcasts, taking a finance class on Coursera, talking to friends and generally doing whatever I can to get smarter about money. So I figured it was time for an update about some of the things I’ve been learning.

May 17

May 17 Hello From a London Laundry Room

Since I’ve been to London a few times before, I decided to bring my laptop this time. I had visions of mornings spent in East London cafes sipping cappuccinos while writing a few blog posts. But old habits die hard, apparently.

May 5

May 5 Planning Slower Travel: My First International Trip of 2018