Shalee Wanders Travel Blog
Why to Travel When You’re Young
WHY TO TRAVEL WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG You know what I hate? When people tell me traveling is for retirement. HA! HA HA! pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. (cue big eye roll) Right after “you can’t travel because you have no money”, this issue is the next pet peeve that I call major B.S. too. Traveling when you’re young…
Read MoreSummer Wanderlust #2: Punching Fear in the Face
This summer, stop being worried about the ‘what ifs’ and start enjoying what comes. If you have an opportunity to go cliff jumping into freezing waters…you should try it! We regret what we don’t do more than what we try. Sometimes it takes a rush of energy to make one feel alive again. It reminds…
Read More6 Rules for an Epic Summer
I love when people complain about winter for months and months, and then when summer finally comes around they still sit inside and watch the sun go down. Just kidding…I think that’s my biggest pet peeve. Constantly, I get bombarded with questions regarding how I am always in a different place. when the reality is…
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What To Do in Put-in-Bay Ohio: Best Places to Sleep, Eat, Drink & Explore
What To Do in Put-in-Bay Ohio: Best Places to Sleep, Eat, Drink & Explore Updated: January 25, 2020 Someone once told me Ohio was boring and for a long time, I believe them. In all my travels, you’d think I would have made it to Ohio by now. I mean its Ohio; it literally borders…
Read MoreSummer Wanderlust: Try Something New
Here’s your weekly dose of Wanderlust! Coming too you from an 80ft cliff in the Appalachian Mountains. This was my first time rappelling and I can honestly say I’m not used to hanging off the side of cliffs. However, it was a blast! I love trying new things. What new activity have you tried…
Read MoreThe Toronto Diaries
Well, with less than 48 hours to spend in Toronto I decided it would be a perfect time to take a whack at my first vlog. Woohoo! Don’t know the girl with me? Check out the “Meet Kalee” tab!
Read MoreAdventuring Like a Local
The reason we travel is to create experiences. These experiences help broaden our knowledge, create bonds and receive insight to another world. Being a traveler, there is no better way to accomplish these goals than to put the tour book aside and live less like a tourist and more like a local. One may think…
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How to Get a Free Flight to Europe
HOW TO GET A FREE FLIGHT TO EUROPE Americans have two favorite words. The first being bacon, and the close second is the word ‘free’. If you have been dreaming of visiting the castles of Germany or the Alps of Switzerland, getting over there without spending thousands of dollars is entirely possible. Actually, getting…
Read MoreHow to Handle Travel Annoyance
This picture was taken in Times Square, you’d think we’d be thrilled… After a major case of writers block this past week, I decided on a post that revolves around the annoyance of traveling. Because nothing ever goes as planned and a bad mood can ruin an entire trip, I’m looking at helping travelers get…
Read MoreA Birthday Thought
Today I turned 21. It’s 12:05am on the day of my birthday, and instead of pouring shots of tequila down my throat or out on some random/exciting adventure like normal, I’m typing to all of you. Since I’m not celebrating my birthday until tonight, I enjoyed relaxation by looking at the stars and listening to…
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An Amateurs Guide to Hiking the Half Dome
An Amateurs Guide to Hiking The Half Dome The iconic symbol of the Half Dome dominated the photo, dwarfing the surrounding peaks. From the moment I saw it, my Midwest heart yearned to discover everything about the iconic granite face. It took all of 10 minutes to discover it was climbable and devise a plan…
Read MoreWhy Adventure Travel is Worth it
Over the years adventure travel has skyrocketed, capturing me and every other soul who is enticed by this way of life. We, the people under the wanderlust spell, have decided that fear will be the last thing holding us back. We have learned that travel is not about the landmarks, the money or the souvenirs.…
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Ice Caves in Michigan: Where to See Them & How to Get There
Ice Caves in Michigan: Where to See Them & How to Get There Updated: January 30, 2022 The harsh winters in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula create some of the most spectacular natural ice caves in the United States. There are two main ice caves in Michigan: Eben Ice Caves Grand Island Ice Caves Eben Ice…
Read More5 List-Worthy Coastal Adventures
The coast is where two worlds collide: land & water. How they meet was never determined by us, we do not choose where the sandy beach lies or where the white cliffs of Dover fall. Instead it is decided for us; the beauty that rises from the depths of the underworld is indescribable by photos…
Read MoreLiving in the Moment
My toes curled in the warm sand of a hot January summer day. The beach was crowded, the surfers plentiful and the accents so incredibly hot. I had dreamed all my life of sitting on beach like this. My eyes openly wondered the surrounding scenes, however my brain could not seem to comprehend that this…
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Michigan: 7 Affordable Summer Adventures
MICHIGAN: 7 AFFORDABLE SUMMER ADVENTURES Dwindling snow and warm temperatures mean one thing here in the Midwest: SUMMER. The trees are beginning to blossom, I can take a walk without the possibility of frostbite and I woke up to the whimsical sound of birds chirping at dawn. People are slowly beginning to move…
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of Travel Transportation
Have you missed me? Because I know I’ve missed all of you! After disappearing from the blogging world for the past couple weeks I knew it was time to get my poop in a group and connect with you all again. I’ve been up to a bit of exploring and a lot of relaxing. After…
Read More10 Tips for Travel Preparation
Anyone who has ever stepped outside their house knows what it is like to feel as if you have forgotten something important; and having things go wrong before even getting to your destination can set the whole mood for what the rest of the time is going to be like. Especially when it’s something huge.…
Read MoreInspiration From the Inspired
It’s not uncommon for people to hide their true dreams in fear of disapproval or risk. No matter who you are, if you are following your heart you received a motivational push along the way. Something that told you to take the leap, that in the end it will all be okay. Because in the…
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Ice Caves- A Polar Vortex Road Trip
ICE CAVES: A POLAR VORTEX ROAD TRIP While a majority of people in the northern United States are hunkered down in their cozy homes to escape the chilling winter, I decided to take a different approach. With over 90% of the Great Lakes frozen and the tales of awesome ice caves, it was time…
Read MoreThe Soul of Wanderlust
Deep, somewhere inside of me there are raging neurons that only come alive when I’m heading into the abyss of something new, something exciting. I patiently save a wait until I set my mind on an adventure that I suddenly can’t keep my mind off. My mind races at a million miles an hour and…
Read MoreMoonlight Skiing and Burning Hearts
With everyone around me receiving bears, flowers and chocolates I want to dedicate this post to all the single folks out there. Valentines day is not a day to sit inside and cry about your love life; if you are single, there are plenty of ways to celebrate. Celebrate the fact that you left your…
Read MoreDoes Peru Accept Credit Cards? (Updated 2022)
Does Peru Accept Credit Cards? April 21, 2022 Before I went to Peru I probably got a little too comfortable traveling without cash. Nowadays you’d be surprised how many remote huts in the middle of nowhere proudly display the Mastercard and Visa logos with their Apple Pay chip reader. When I landed in Peru I…
Read MoreCar Sleeping and Day Dreaming
People always say it’s not about destination but about the journey. I think I realized that the Summer of 2012, aka the summer of awesomeness. Let’s talk about the moment I fell in love with sleeping in my car. Okay, not with sleeping in my car but the journeys that happened because of it. Kalee…
Read MoreHow I Caught The Travel Bug
So since we are all getting to know each other here, I’ll give you some background to why I am so attracted to different cultures, experiences and putting myself through stressful situations. You see, sometimes when I’m sitting in the airport having a mental breakdown because I’ve been stranded for three days I wonder why…
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The Biggest Myth About Travel
THE BIGGEST MYTH ABOUT TRAVEL So I thought it was only fitting to start off ShaleeWanders.com confronting the biggest piece of crap myth about travel. Guesses anyone? I’ll give you a hint: “How do you afford to travel so much?” If I got a dollar for every time someone asked me that question I…
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