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A Guide to Minnesota’s Outdoor Must-Dos

A Guide to Minnesota’s Outdoor Must-Dos

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been planning trips, my passport becoming my most valuable possession. My life was about heading elsewhere, exploring the big, wide world. Cue COVID-19 and a time during which I was unable to leave my house, let...

Siblings Beefy Bond

Siblings Beefy Bond

My brother Teddy loves hamburgers. Well, actually, he loves cheeseburgers. At every restaurant, regardless of city, that's his order: In part because, born with Down syndrome, he doesn't like change. But more so because he knows what he likes, so why order anything...

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Siblings Beefy Bond

Siblings Beefy Bond

My brother Teddy loves hamburgers. Well, actually, he loves cheeseburgers. At every restaurant, regardless of city, that's his order: In part because, born with Down syndrome, he doesn't like change. But more so because he knows what he likes, so why order anything...

A Year Without Travel

A Year Without Travel

In March of 2020 I had planned to visit Peru on my first educational trip with Travel Beyond. I’d spent a summer in Cusco sixteen years earlier and couldn’t wait to return to my old stomping grounds. But then, just two days before my departure, everything changed. The...

Medellin: A City Transformed

Medellin: A City Transformed

Women stood in doorways offering a smile. Children darted across the inclined road, engaged in what appeared to be a game of tag. Laundry fluttered on clotheslines and across balconies, like colorful flags waving hello. Peering down alleyways, intricate street art...

About Alison

Some travel to see. I travel to experience, to immerse myself in a new place, surrounded by new people. From photo essays to articles, I hope to not only capture the journeys I’ve taken but inspire others to embark on their own adventures.