quarantined in madrid week 1

Quarantined in Madrid: The first week of craziness.

March 9, 2020. Just another manic Monday…until it wasn’t. The President of the Community of Madrid held a press conference stating that the entire education system of the Community was to close on Wednesday, March 13. This was due to Coronavirus, now called COVID-19. She held the press conference in the evening and didn’t say anything else.  March 10, 2020….

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plus size packing tips for winter

Plus Size Packing Tips: Winter Edition

I’ve come up with a list of plus size packing tips for winter because being a plus size traveler is a challenge no matter the season! Add to that trying to pack in a carry-on and you might run into some trouble…or end up adding a checked bag! Besides being a budget traveler, I also highly dislike the idea of…

plus size travel bloggers 2020

5 Plus Size Travel Bloggers to Follow in 2020

It seems the plus size travel blogger community has grown so much since I posted my list of 5 Plus Size Travel Bloggers of 2019. That list is a group of women I look up to, who I admired so much from afar. I’ve now met three of them and can call them true friends. The power of the internet,…