How to Rent a House in Goa | Tips & Prices

Looking for a house in Goa online is almost pointless because you can’t really guarantee the people will let you have the house when you arrive (because they might rent to someone already there willing to pay higher) and I don’t recommend sending money to someone to hold your place. Don't forget to pick up

Luxury Guide to Tulsa

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if

The Cure for Wanderlust – Enter the GlobeIn Giveaway

I am so happy to have been introduced to this new product! It's a monthly subscription that brings the world to your door... finally a cure for wanderlust! If you can't travel, this is a great way to get a little bit from all across the globe with GlobeIn- an artisan box filled with goodies

Paia Inn: a Hippie Chic Must in Maui

Paia is this cute town 15 minutes from the airport. It's on the North coast of the island, and as Hawiian's will tell you, the North coast is always the chilled hippie coast of an island, like North Shore in Oahu. This is the "start" to the road to Hana and some tourists just pop

Absolute Bliss at 3 Top Spas in Maui

I am just addicted to massage. I mean, I give Thai massages, but usually after I give one I tell people OMG I need one myself now. In India they aren't that expensive so you could get one for $10 bucks & weekly if you felt like it. In Maui they are a little more

Complete Guide to Traveling in Karnataka & 9 Hotspots

I am BLOWN away by Karnataka. For some reason, tourists just don't spend much time traveling in Karnataka. Backpackers pop over to Hampi (the mysterious boulders) or maybe a trip to Jog Falls and that's about it. Even Indian nationals were saying, "holy cow is that REALLY in India!?" on comments of my Karnataka photos. Karnataka is

Luxury Guide to Austin

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if

Staying in Ka’anapali, Maui at the Sheraton

I was meant to stay at the Sheraton in Maui for only two days, but the night before check-out when I was meant to leave and explore a new hotel to tell you about... I searched and searched for best value for money hotels in Maui, and quickly realized that I was already there. The