Away and a Broad

Today I’m sharing some highlights of my week-long trip to Mexico City. I stayed in Roma Norte and mostly toured around the Condesa, Polanco, Centro, Coyoacán and San Angel neighborhoods. My favorite things about the trip were being warm (a nice February escape from the midwest cold), seeing the Frida Kahlo museum, eating such good food, visiting so many bookstores, reading a ton and sending postca...

I actually finished a new years resolution! Usually I don’t make these as I tend to reassess goals around my birthday or even Springtime when life feels a bit more fresh and new but I wanted to challenge myself to a daily ritual of taking a film photo every day on my new medium format Yashica camera to try to embrace the winter season. It’s less about winter appreciation but more of a struggle to...

Today I’m covering a few favorite books that I’ve read so far this year. I’m proud to be well on my way to meet my goal of 50 and even providing some cushion for when I inevitably hit a reading slump. Here are the titles I cover today: The Great Man by Kyra Davis Lurie I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico Good Girl by Aria Aber We Do This ‘til We Free U...

I’ve been thinking about San Diego for quite a few years and I feel like I’ve been saving a weekend trip there for a rainy (or snowy day), which finally came in December 2025. Literally as I was riding in my Lyft to the airport, Minneapolis was getting a snow falling that I was thankful to exchange for warm and balmy California. Even though people on TikTok said they were depressed because of earl...

Traveling through South Korea (Incheon/Seoul), Vietnam (Hanoi) and Japan (Kyoto/Tokyo), it reminded me how much I believe in traveling as an Investment in Future Connection. It felt so good to finally visit a friend who has made Korea their home, and visit places that I’ve heard so much about to see it for myself. Listen in on my initial thoughts of the various cities through culture shocks, mild...

I met Ruslan at a Spanish meetup group a few months ago and we recorded an episode in September 2025 as I wanted to know more about what brought him from his hometown in Russia all the way to the midwest. We chat about the emotional side of moving and how important it is just to trust yourself when choosing where and where to live. Maybe it’s the long awaited springtime but I’m catching a new wave...

A break from my typical travel content to share finale thoughts of Dancing with the Stars, season 34. I've been watching the show for over 10 years and wanted to share my theories of why the show results happen the way that they do now. Also, to share brief responses to the the Call Her Daddy Episode featuring Mark Ballas and Whitney Leavitt. I didn't feel strongly towards Whitney one way...

Margaret Manning shares her journey of travel, detailing the spontaneity of her 20s which lead her to teach in Korea and meeting her husband in Australia, among many other adventures. Today, she continues to travel through teaching yoga with SoulFlow Journeys Yoga , celebrating friendship milestones globally and fostering family connections in London, which allows her to raise her sons with that s...

Tune in for a few life updates - my Asia trip countdown, new clubs I’m starting (film photography and a journal club) and a few of my favorite things: Vibe Check Podcast , Good Things Cookbook x Samin Nosrat, and the rebranded podcast Good Noticings , formerly The Celebrity Memoir Bookclub. Also, a new connection Mike Montazeri shares his experience traveling through Wyoming, building communities...

This week, I had the absolute pleasure interviewing a friend of a friend, Olivia Ledbetter on all things Alabama, Austin, TX, creativity, travel budgeting and lessons on the deep south. TLDR highlights to add to your list of Goodreads or vacation spots: Experience the essence of the Deep South through a southern read, Strange Folk by Alli Dyer Bookmark this Poetry & Creativity retreat produced...

This week is a quick little hello! I’ll be sharing some thoughts on my Asia trip 2025 plan and the timeline of the details my friend, Nadia and I have established to prepare for our travels together this fall including this day trip to Ha Long Bay and bookmarking this lunch spot that Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate at in Vietnam. I also did my first show recap of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ro...

This week, my friend Eli Rooney shares his adventures of taking a solo birthday trip shortly after the pandemic, booking a sunrise tour in Bali right after the 25 hour plane ride and the “magic words” he learned while touring around Japan for 13 days: Kore o kudasai = this please Kore mo kudasai = this as well please Sore o kudasai = that please Sore mo kudasai = that as well please These phrases...

In this episode Sean shares the ups and downs of his last three years of solo travel as a way of life including his global community that keeps him company, moving forward and staying connected. We also recounted how we spontaneously met in person on the streets of New York, which is one of my favorite NY/travel moments ever! Follow Sean on IG: https://www.instagram.com/seanwithcats/

You might want to listen to this at 2x speed but here’s my entire chronology of living in New York and all the jobs and apartments I had. There’s so many aspects of NY living that I hope to share more in the future. In this episode, I talk about how I went from getting fired from an office job to ending up on a photo shoot of Michael Urie for the NYT with Gabriela Herman.

Away & a Broad's first guest featuring Jen Birkhofer! In this conversation, we discuss all things solo travel from how to budget before and during a trip, being prepared with key phrases in the language of your destination and the endless possibilities of all the places you could go. Follow Jen on her Instagram and Website .

Have you ever planned a trip centered around 1 event? I love booking a quick trip whenever I can since even 24 hours away can provide such a nice mental break in the daily grind. This episode, I'm sharing about how I booked a trip mostly just to see Ocean Vuong live for his new book, The Emperor of Gladness.

I'm Autumn and I'm excited to introduce a podcast about solo travel and all the things that go into it from budgeting, finding flights and booking tours. Also, sharing aspects of creativity along the way through writing, photography, sketching, reading and language learning!