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I’m Holly—I thrive in creative expression, storytelling, and making people feel deeply.

I’m an adventurer at heart, drawn to human connection, art, and personal growth. I’m not just traveling for the sake of it—I’m searching for something deeper, and I want my work and life to reflect that.

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10 Best Things To Do in Omaha for First-Time Visitors

Nebraska has more to offer than meets the eye, and although Omaha is the largest city, it still has that small-town charm of the Midwest. If you’re just passing through on your cross-country road trip or if you are traveling to Nebraska, in this blog I’ll outline the top 10

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What to pack for the Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of Saint James, is a pilgrimage that began in the 10th century and features several routes across Europe. The most popular is the 500-mile (800-km) French way, beginning at the border of France and Spain and ending in Santiago de Compostela, a Spanish

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The Best Restaurants in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska isn’t the most popular travel destination, but if you’re visiting this charming Midwest city, you’re most definitely going to want to try these delicious restaurants. Honest Abe’s Burgers and Freedom Honestly, the city named after the 13th president couldn’t not have a restaurant named after him, right?

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30 Lessons I’ve Learned in 30 Years

I’ve been getting really sentimental about this milestone. I don’t think it’s a unique experience that I feel pretty lost and behind in life lately, or that I wasn’t really given the tools by authority figures to set proper boundaries and figure out who I am outside of the constructs

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Can ChatGPT provide a good itinerary for Palermo, Sicily?

I’ve seen many people online saying things like “I used ChatGPT to plan my vacation, you don’t have to do it yourself anymore”, and as a travel blogger who always feels like I waited too long to start, statements like that make me nervous. I know AI will replace our

What to do for Three Days in Paris

There are myriad sights to see and places to visit in the city of love. I brought my mom here for her first time and created this itinerary so she could be sure to see all of the tourist attractions of Paris, France. I grouped them together in proximity for