It’s all in the name of an unconventional life.

Life’s too short to have regrets.  That’s why I like to live the most interesting life possible by traveling the world and saying yes to just about anything.

I’ve been shipwrecked in Indonesia. I’ve danced with Vanilla Ice on South Padre Island.  I’ve hit on Jon Stewart in New York City, which got me subsequently mocked on The Daily Show, and I’ve been an extra in a really, really bad German movie.

That’s my life. If there’s an adventure available, I’ll go for it — and even if I end up punched in the face and bleeding from the eye (yes, it’s happened), it will make a good story later!

I’m a twenty-something girl originally from Boston, Massachusetts. After four years of establishing a career in online marketing and a lifetime dreaming of traveling the world, I decided that it was time to make it happen.

I quit my job to spend six months traveling Southeast Asia.

While traveling, I worked hard on developing this site and other online businesses.  After returning from Asia in May 2011, I realized that I was making almost enough money to support myself full-time.  With a little ramping up, I could make this my career.  So I did!

Today, I’m based primarily in Chester, northwest England.  I’m using this base to travel Europe and the surrounding regions, while traveling as much as I can.  It is a dream come true.

I am a solo traveler at heart, and one of my goals is to show women that solo travel can be safe, easy, cheap and a lot of fun.

Meanwhile, I’m committed to showing you what the lifestyle of a long-term traveler and online entrepreneur is like. Like anyone else in the world, I have good times and bad times, but I promise to show you reality — with honesty and humor.

Choosing to live an unconventional life is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, and I’m glad you’re along for the ride.

Thanks for visiting.

Kate McCulley

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A few of my favorite places:

Favorite City: Paris, unquestionably.  Fell in love at age 16 and remain just as enamored today.

Other Favorite Cities: Bangkok, Saigon, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Rome, New York City, Buenos Aires, Budapest.

Favorite Countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Italy, France and Vietnam

Favorite Locals: Bali and Flores, Indonesia; Koh Lanta, Thailand; or anywhere in Ireland.

Favorite Place to Party: Fabulous Las Vegas and Vang Vieng, Laos.  They couldn’t be more different!

Favorite Place for Food: Vietnam, Italy, France and Thailand.

Favorite Islands: Koh Lanta, Thailand; Koh Chang, Thailand; Capri, Italy.

Favorite Beaches: Lonely Beach, Koh Chang, Thailand; Senggigi Beach, Lombok, Indonesia; Serendipity Beach, Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Nha Trang, Vietnam; and, for entirely different reasons, Venice Beach, California.

Least Favorite City: Philadelphia. I’ve tried to like it several times; I just can’t.

Favorite Things about Boston: The architecture and the walkability.

Least Favorite Things about Boston: The weather and the parochial mindset.

Places I’m Dying to Visit: Iceland, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, South Africa, India, the Balkans, the Azores, Panama, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, the Seychelles. And many, many more.