Traveling isn’t all sunshine + rainbows. Check out how I navigated through the highs + lows of travel, coming out the other side stronger + more confident.

In this deeply personal blog post, Laura Ericson shares how travel catalyzed her journey through divorce and self-discovery.

Most of you know I much prefer off the beaten path experiences to the typical tourist spots. I don’t pick places based on popularity or trends.

Traveling to places like Colombia and Morocco wouldn’t have even crossed my radar five years ago. They seemed dangerous, if I am being perfectly honest.