Traveling Out Loud

20/08/2018

More photos uploaded to the gallery :)

Hope Photograph by Brandy Little

20/02/2018

Just found this project! It provides a way to get perspective of living conditions, differences and parallels given varying income levels around the world. You can explore households around the world, and learn about their favorite items, daily lives, and aspirations.

See how people really live

31/12/2017

Happy New Year! Shine bright tonight, so that you can bring it with you into the new year.

09/10/2017

Blog post coming soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to recommend one of the podcasts I have recently been listening to. It's an adaptation of National Geographic's tv show, Locked Up Abroad. It tells real life stories of travel nightmares. None of us want travel nightmares, so maybe this podcast will help us learn how to avoid them, or at least be more prepared if one becomes a reality for us.

Jim Clemente hosts this audio adaptation of the hit National Geographic TV series detailing the gruesome stories of Americans locked up abroad.

27/07/2017

Hope this helps the language gap when traveling to Mexico.

Understanding this word takes not a fluency in the language but rather a fluency in Mexican culture.

25/05/2017

New Blog Post: Antelope Canyon: The Shots Seen Round the World

Some insight and looks into one of the most photographed and visited places in the world!

If you have been to a business office, seen a motivational poster, or surfed the internet you have seen a photograph of Antelope Canyon. You may not even know you have seen a photo from there or recall when you have, but when you see one, you instantly know you have seen it before. It’s usually a my...

17/05/2017

New Blog Entry: Snakes on the Brain

A terrifying glimpse at my neuroses regarding snakes. Getting a little personal again. Warning, lots of photos of snakes and discussions about snakes.

Shaking and trembling, I could feel the muscles of the snake contract as it slithered across my shoulders. I could feel the cool scales slide through my hands. I could sense its head close to mine, its piercing eyes looking at me, its tongue reading my scent. I could feel its tail wrapping tightly a...

17/05/2017

New Blog Entry: Footsteps of an Introvert

I get a little personal with this one and discuss life as an introvert.

I’m an introvert trying to live in an extroverted world. I’m an introvert that sometimes ends up in the spotlight performing improv and sketch comedy, or dancing in swing dance competitions. I’m an introvert who has traveled to many places throughout the world and made many friends. I’m an introvert...

08/05/2017

New Blog Entry: A Toast to Skydiving

“Cheers,” a group of us shouted beaming with sloppy grins as we clinked our shot glasses of tequila together, “to skydiving!” And that’s the reason I found myself jumping out of a small rickety plane two miles from the ground one week later.

“Cheers,” a group of us shouted beaming with sloppy grins as we clinked our shot glasses of tequila together, “to skydiving!” And that’s the reason I found myself jumping out of a small rickety plane two miles from the ground one week later.

08/05/2017

I finally finished Part 5 of the "Traveling Off the X" series! It's full of gear recommendations you may find useful!

Traveling to a foreign country, whether with a tour, a local, a friend, a group, or by yourself, introduces some measure of danger or risk to your safety. While all danger can’t be completely avoided, it can be mitigated to some degree by learning ways to avoid it and by being prepared for it.

08/03/2017

RIP Azure Window

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39207196

The popular limestone arch was featured on the first episode of Game of Thrones and several films.

24/02/2017

New Blog Posts: Traveling Off the X - Part 1 - 5

This is a five part series that discusses some ways to stay safe in and be prepared for dangerous situations while traveling. I'm still working on Part 5, but feel free to check out Parts 1 - 4.

Traveling Off the X - Part 1
http://travelingoutloud.com/traveling-off-the-x-part-1/

Traveling Off the X - Part 2
http://travelingoutloud.com/traveling-off-the-x-part-2/

Traveling Off the X - Part 3
http://travelingoutloud.com/traveling-off-the-x-part-3/

Traveling Off the X - Part 4
http://travelingoutloud.com/traveling-off-the-x-part-4/

Traveling to a foreign country, whether with a tour, a local, a friend, a group, or by yourself, introduces some measure of danger or risk to your safety. While all danger can’t be completely avoided, it can be mitigated to some degree by learning ways to avoid it and by being prepared for it.

14/02/2017

A gift of travel is the chance to see how different cultures invite love into their lives. Take a second and see how the world around you celebrates love. We are all human and we all love, let that be what connects us. Happy Valentine's Day!

21/01/2017

Let love prevail, especially when times are dark.

19/01/2017

New Blog Entry: Suffocating in Sulfur

Around 4:45 am, after almost three hours of hiking, I found myself at the bottom of the caldera inside the heart of the Kawah Ijen volcano complex on the island of Java in Indonesia. It was still dark, so I couldn’t see the entirety of the still active volcano, Ijen, or the turquoise-colored hydrochloric acid lake it housed yet. I could see the roaring blue fire spewing from cracks in the volcanic wall. Those flames drew my camera and I to them like a siren draws a boat to the rocky shores, because right when I got to them, a plume of sulfur gas engulfed me and filled my lungs, successfully starting to suffocate me....

Suffocating in Sulfur In Adventure, Indonesia by Brandy LittleJanuary 19, 2017Leave a Comment Around 4:45 am, after almost three hours of hiking, I found myself at the bottom of the caldera inside the heart of the Kawah Ijen volcano complex on the island of Java in Indonesia. It was still dark, so I...

25/12/2016

One of the most original and beautiful holiday displays, it is like a painting but made entirely with flowers and other things found in nature.

16/12/2016

New Blog Entry: Camel Riding in a Sandstorm

"We were in the thick of the Sahara desert dunes. It had been an hour and a half since our caravan started out, and the sunlight was fading into the sand lined horizon. My camel continued on towards our desert campsite for the night, following the line of camels being led by a Bedouin. The wind started picking up, and with a brief glance to my left, I saw a sky that was darkened brown with dust with any remaining blue being slowly consumed by it – it was a sandstorm, and it was heading directly for us."

http://travelingoutloud.com/camel-riding-in-a-sandstorm/

Camel Riding in a Sandstorm In Adventure, Morocco by Brandy LittleDecember 7, 2016Leave a Comment We were in the thick of the Sahara desert dunes. It had been an hour and a half since our caravan started out, and the sunlight was fading into the sand lined horizon. My camel continued on towards our…

12/12/2016

New Blog Post: Enlightenment from a Block of Wood

Life lessons can come from everywhere, even a block of wood.

Enlightenment from a Block of Wood In Life by Brandy LittleDecember 6, 2016Leave a Comment While visiting my friends in Portland, Oregon, I learned an important life lesson, and that is: Sometimes life is a crazy ride of adventure, love, and relationship, others times it is just a block of wood. A n...

07/12/2016

New Blog Post: Extreme Culture Shock in a Hammam

I'm a little hesitant to post this one as I don't want it to be taken in a negative way. It is just an honest account of my experience in a local hammam in Morocco. Also, I know writing doesn't have ratings, but I feel like this should have like a PG-13 rating.

"I stood silent with three of my friends at the bottom of the plain unassuming steps that led up to the local hammam in Fez. With my wet hair wrapped in a pink and orange scarf and my skin shiny and bright pink, I stood contemplating and trying to grasp what just happened to me and how I felt about it. The bustling city continued on, unaware that I was in slight shock. One thing I knew to be true, I was just vigorously scrubbed by a partially naked woman to some kind of clean."

Extreme Culture Shock in a Hammam In Adventure, Morocco by Brandy LittleNovember 3, 2016Leave a Comment I stood silent with three of my friends at the bottom of the plain unassuming steps that led up to the local hammam in Fez. With my wet hair wrapped in a pink and orange scarf and my skin shiny an...

07/12/2016

Care more, not just about a cause, but about each other. This was written on a wall in downtown Detroit, a city befallen on hard times.

05/12/2016

You can now find Traveling Out Loud on Instagram!

A travel blog that seeks to unfold the culture of travel and the treasures of the world through writing, photos, and travel guides.

11/11/2016

Perfect day to sit on my patio and write. It's sunny, the temperature is perfect, and I still have roses blooming. Some moments just feel amazing. Hope you have some today to!

09/11/2016

"When one door closes another door opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us" - Alexander Graham Bell

05/11/2016

In a week that we need to smile, here is an article about goats climbing trees.

New Blog Entry: Goat Decorated Trees
"On one of my long days driving through Morocco, I was passing through Argan Tree Country, where there are just miles upon miles of Argan trees. I was passively looking out the window, listening to music, and writing in my travel journal, when all of the sudden, there was a tree full of goats."

http://travelingoutloud.com/goat-decorated-trees/

Goat Decorated Trees In Morocco by Brandy LittleNovember 4, 2016Leave a Comment On one of my long days driving through Morocco, I was passing through Argan Tree Country, where there are just miles upon miles of Argan trees. I was passively looking out the window, listening to music, and writing in m...

04/11/2016

Words of wisdom on a wall in Morocco.

31/10/2016

Happy Halloween.

29/10/2016

New Travel Blog Entry: "Sleeping Next to Lions"
Six of us hopped into a 4×4 pop-up top safari vehicle with our local guide, Claus. For the next three days we would explore the Serengeti National Park, and in those days, the only thing separating us from death or being mauled, would be that safari vehicle, some occasional armed guards, and…a tent.

28/10/2016

More blog stuff coming soon! Just got back from Morocco, went off to California, got super sick, website issues to mull through, loads of pictures to sort, and that 40 hr week job that pays for this stuff. In the meantime, here is a shot of me and a king cobra in Djemaa el Fna.

22/10/2016

Sometimes I wonder if I spend more time flying and in airports than I do traveling.