If you've ever scrolled past a woman riding a camel through the desert and thought, "Could I actually travel solo?" or wistfully searched "solo female travel destinations" on Instagram, this is the post for you.

There are a lot of reason I value remote work: For one, I can make my lunch at home; two, I don’t waste gas or put miles on my car commuting; and last — but arguably most importantly — I can work from wherever the hell I want.

The story about that time I camped with someone I'd only known for a few weeks on an island I'd never visited, as someone who had only ever been camping once.

Truthfully, there are a lot of factors that go into my lifestyle, but what it comes down to is I make work work for me. Here are some ways you can make travel work for you as a remote worker, while still paying rent.

You've heard it on every travel page you've ever seen, so I can't say you heard it here first, but maybe I can say now you've heard it from someone you trust: Albania needs to be on your bucket list.

"If I were you, and I worked remote, I’d never be at home.” This is what my graduate advisor said to me shortly after I graduated in the fall of 2022 while we were on our way to Albania to present research at ICCMS in Tirana. That sentence alone may have permanently altered my brain chemistry.