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Ireland

7 Days in Ireland Itinerary

by Kaisa January 25, 2020

January 25, 2020

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Hiking in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains National Park

by Kaisa March 8, 2017

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Hi, I'm Kaisa! I am a bubbly budget backpacker and former park ranger. I'm as Type A as I am free spirited, and just has happy on the hiking trails as I am in a trendy downtown hostel.

I have a knack for coming up with creative ways to see the world, and am passionate about helping my readers do the same—whatever your travel dreams look like!

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Welp, I was supposed to be in Arizona this week, b

Welp, I was supposed to be in Arizona this week, but 2020 had other plans 😅
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Rather than mope (well... in addition to moping) I am going to turn my Instagram into even more of a love letter to Arizona and Utah than it already is.
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This picture is from when I was volunteering at Petrified Forest National Park. Besides the rainbow fossilized wood from which the park gets its name, Petrified Forest NP also has a ton of really cool Route 66 history.
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The Painted Desert Inn, a national historic landmark, is one of those relics. Built in the 1920s, it is now a museum—with a killer view.
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Raise your hand if you’ve been to the little northern AZ gem of Petrified Forest National Park! 🌵🦖

Soaking up that vitamin D before the days get shor

Soaking up that vitamin D before the days get short! ☀️
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As openly THRILLED as I have admittedly been for fall, there’s a liiiiiiittle twinge of dread for the shortening days. Anyone else?
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Friends whose bodies and minds don’t love the added daily darkness, WE GOT THIS 👏 after all, we’ve made it through 2020 so far! 💁🏼‍♀️

Love me a good quirky, colorful mountain town ✌️
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With one snowstorm come and gone already, there are only so many weekends left to enjoy days like this. Who knows, a month (or a week... this is Colorado) from now this street could be completely white!
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Until then, with the aspens changing in the surrounding mountains, the hiking trails around Crested Butte are just as colorful as Elk Avenue 💙💚💜
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This past weekend of tasty food and beautiful sights confirmed what I’ve suspected since we moved here: I FREAKIN’ LOVE CB. It’s the funkiest (and least shamelessly bougie... you know who you are) ski town I’ve been to in Colorado so far 🏔
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What’s your favorite little mountain Main Street? Bonus points if most folks have never even heard of it 😄

So, how many trips have you cancelled this year...

So, how many trips have you cancelled this year...?
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Staring down the barrel of my fourth (fifth?! Sixth?) cancelled/postponed trip of 2020, I think I’m finally making peace with the, uh, situation at hand. That doesn’t make it suck any less, though.
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I will say, I’m SO excited to appreciate all the LITTLE things about travel again. You know, the small moments in betweeeeeen the big moments that are far too easily taken for granted.
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For example, in this picture of my starry eyed, pre-pandemic self, I’d just come from a noisy, packed hostel (I’m actually missing 24-person dorms right now)! I’d walked across town, maskless, popping into whatever restaurants smelled good. This wasn’t a “big” day—it was a pretty uneventful day, actually. I think I was sort of absent-mindededly exploring the neighborhood around my digs, looking forward to checking out Halong Bay or something in the next few days.
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I miss the little travel moments. Getting lost in new cities, posing with cute random dragon statues in between street food stalls and crowded hostels. I think we’ll all find ourselves appreciating those kinds of moments that much more 🤞

If you are willing to put in the effort (and aren’t afraid of a little gardening), volunteering on organic farms is an excellent way to travel for dirt (ha) cheap! 🌻
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After graduating college, I backpacked around Europe for several months and spent barely any money. I was able to do this because I spent a little over half my trip living and volunteering on local farms!
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Volunteering with WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is NOT like getting a free trip. Since they’re giving you a bed and often meals, you’re expected to put in real effort! Daily hours and tasks vary from farm to farm 🧑🏼‍🌾
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For example, in the Irish permaculture farm in this picture, we spent about 5 hours a day weeding, harvesting vegetables, and even building a cob house! It was super rewarding and I learned a lot. We had weekends off to explore, go hiking, hit the village pub, whatever!✌️
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If this is something you’re interested in, I have several posts on my blog about finding a WWOOF farm and the logistics of WWOOFing (link in bio)!
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And yes, there are other sites you can find these opportunities, but I personally like @wwoof for farm volunteering specifically because of their reputation and huge network of farms in almost 100 countries! 🌎🌾🌽
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Would you considering WWOOFing? What country would YOU want to volunteer in? 😄

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