Travel with your eyes open…

Practical travel guides and the history they don’t put on the postcard, for the travelers who want to actually understand where they are.

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What You’ll Find on Addie Abroad

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Travel Itineraries & Destination Guides

Itineraries and destination guides built from real trips—not press junkets. Heavy on Europe, honest about what’s worth your time and what isn’t.

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Europe by Train
Travel Tips

Train travel is the best way to see Europe and I will die on this hill. Guides, routes, and everything you need to stop finding it intimidating.

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Solo Female Travel Advice

Practical advice for solo female travelers from someone who’s been doing it for ten years. The safety stuff, yes, but also the parts nobody talks about.

Custom Travel Planning Help

Rather not piece it together yourself? I plan Europe trips (routes, accommodation, logistics, etc.) with a clear eye on where your money goes.

about me

Hey, I’m Addie

I’m a travel writer and community organizer based in St. Louis. I started this blog in Scotland in 2016 with a Ryanair flight map and a lot of ambition, and I’ve been writing about travel ever since.

These days I write mostly about Europe, solo travel, and trips that are worth taking slowly, with honest recommendations, real prices, and the kind of context that makes a place actually make sense. I prefer locally owned guesthouses, train windows, and asking questions that don’t usually make it into travel guides.

I also write a Substack for everything that doesn’t fit here.

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Solo Female Travel

Solo travel isn’t just about safety tips and packing lists. It’s about what happens when you move through the world entirely on your own terms. These posts cover the practical stuff, yes, but also the honest stuff: what it actually feels like, what the guidebooks leave out, and why the fact that traveling alone as a woman still feels radical says more about the world than it does about you.

Europe by Train

Train travel is the best way to see Europe. Not just because it’s practical, but because the journey is half the point. Window seats, countryside, the specific pleasure of arriving in a city center instead of an airport on the outskirts of nowhere. These posts cover routes, tickets, passes, and itineraries from someone who has done it enough times to know exactly what mistakes you’re going to make before you do.

Want Help Planning Your Trip?

Most people come to Addie Abroad for itineraries, guides, and inspiration. But if you’d rather not piece everything together yourself, I also offer custom travel planning—especially for Europe trips and train-based itineraries.

I plan trips the same way I write about them: with real recommendations, honest logistics, and a clear eye on where your money actually goes. I’ll steer you toward locally owned accommodation, tell you which operators are worth it and why, and build you an itinerary that’s paced for enjoyment rather than exhaustion.

Hotel booking is free. Custom itineraries start at $50.

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