Hi, I’m Nicole. #WavingEmoji
By trade, I’m a writer, travel blogger and digital consultant.
I’m also a half marathoner, cold brew fanatic and strong believer in the healing power of yin yoga and sound therapy.
In 2019, I left the ad agency world to work as a digital consultant, while traveling. After a year of non-stop adventures, I relocated to Dublin to join the tech world, and continue working my way around Europe.
So far, I’ve visited 58 countries, and with every place I visit, my understanding of the world deepens, and empathy for those existing alongside me grows.
Welcome to Yale Wanders, a travel blog dedicated to sharing adventures near & abroad.
ABOUT ME
I grew up in a small town north of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, and always found myself envisioning life elsewhere.
Growing up, my family didn’t travel much (aside from an annual summer trip to the Jersey shore). When I got to college, I traveled internationally for the visit time- visiting London, Rome and Costa Rica on separate trips. Experiencing different places and new cultures had a lasting effect on me.
After graduation, I moved to Indiana and then Austin, Texas before accepting a job that would take me to New York for over six years. During my time in New York, I traveled around the United States, but didn’t go back abroad until 2015, when a break-up encouraged me to book a solo trip back to Europe. And just like that, I was hooked visiting places where nothing, and yet somehow everything, felt familiar.
When an opportunity at work arose, I moved to London in 2016. Moving to Europe fulfilled a big dream of mine, and made it easier for me to see another part of the world, one country at a time. In 2019, I left London and traveled non-stop for a year- mostly around Asia, Australia and Central America- working as a digital consultant. And, in early 2020, I accepted an offer to join the tech world in Dublin, Ireland, taking me back to Europe for the foreseeable.
I’ve travelled Europe and Asia extensively, seen a fair amount of America and Australia, and enjoyed shorter jaunts to parts of South America, Central America and New Zealand.
ABOUT YALE WANDERS
At first, this blog started as a way for me to document my travels. As I kept writing and traveling though, I realized a gap in the travel blog market- the vast majority of bloggers aim to inspire through sharing beautifully edited photos and videos, or pithy captions. Very few provide the details, tools and advice needed to actually empower others to travel or help plan a trip of their own.
I believe in accessible travel. Like most of those with the ability and privilege to travel, I travel on a budget.
Here, you’ll find destination guides, weekend getaways, can’t-miss-experiences in cities around the world, and inspiration to explore the beautiful world we live in.
And, most importantly, comprehensive content to help you plan a trip too.
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