A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Month Ninety-Eight was a month of work and mostly local travel in Washington State. But there were two life-changing things that happened this month – read on to find out more! I started the month with two days left working the Above and Beyond Music Festival before escaping to Seattle for a couple of days […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Seven was a fun one and saw me traveling through two countries, four states, and the District of Columbia, while also working three shows at the Gorge. I like to keep busy. I started the month with one more night in Chicago, and what a night it was! I saw Stevie Nicks in concert […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Six was mostly spent working, at least that is what it felt like! I started the month at the Gorge where I spent a few days prepping for the first event of the season. Our boss and another colleague were in town from Vermont so it was fun to hang out with them at […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Five started in Japan but was mostly spent back in the U.S. – bouncing around between multiple states before returning to the Gorge to work for the summer season on the last day of the month. I started the month in Takahara with a bit of a sake hangover after a big sake party […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Four was an incredible month of travel and I had to pinch myself that I finally actually made it to Japan! We traveled to four countries in month ninety-four but most of the month was spent in Japan and it has been as incredible as I hoped it would be, although sometimes frustrating at […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Three was spent entirely in Nepal – one of my new favorite countries! I started the month with one more day in Kathmandu which we used to visit the hilltop “monkey temple”, Swayambhu, and to secure our TIMS and ACAP permits for trekking. From Kathmandu, we headed south to Sauraha, the gateway to Chitwan […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Two was spent on the road between four different countries but mostly in one of my favorite countries in the world: Thailand! I spent the first day of the month in Auckland running some last-minute errands then I flew to Sydney for a week of beach time and catching up with friends. From Sydney, […] Read more…
The 23rd June 2022 marked a significant milestone for me: Seven years living a nomadic life. Traveling through over 25 countries, not paying rent anywhere, and never in one place for more than a couple of months at most – being nomadic is an exciting life of true freedom. Although it isn’t always easy, it […] Read more…
Month Ninety-One was all about road-tripping around New Zealand and I am amazed at how much I saw and did during my three weeks on the road. I started the month with a hike up Mauao in Mount Maunganui and running some errands before driving to Waihi Beach for five nights of Christmas celebrations with […] Read more…
2022 definitely felt like a very different year than 2020 and 2021. Travel started out slowly and we were still quite restricted with where we could travel to, but by summer it was almost like the craziness of the past couple of years had never happened. I managed to travel A LOT this year and […] Read more…