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Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to 24 hours in Little Rock. Before this trip, I honestly cannot remember a single person enthusiastically telling me, “You simply must vacation in Little Rock.” Which is unfair to Little Rock, because it turns out the city has a lot more going on than most Americans …

Greetings, Internet Stranger, and welcome to 24 hours in Bulgaria! Now, if you’re traveling around the Balkans, there’s a very specific kind of travel brain that starts to activate. Suddenly you’re staring at maps muttering things like, “Well technically I could cross three borders before dinner if I really commit to the lifestyle.” I understand …

Greetings, Internet Stranger, and welcome to 24 hours in Niš, one of the oldest cities in Europe and possibly one of the most underrated. As a child of the 1990s, I grew up hearing about Serbia almost exclusively through grim evening news reports. The country existed in my imagination as a place associated with war, …

Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to a perfect 24 hours in Bosnia and Herzegovina—just beyond the city limits of Sarajevo. This is not your average day trip. This is a journey with layers—equal parts storybook and history book. We’ll spend much of our time in Mostar, a place so գեղեցously surreal it …

Greetings, Internet Stranger and welcome to the best things to do in Natchez, MS and Vicksburg! I’m Stella Jane, and today we’re setting our sights on two Mississippi gems: Natchez and Vicksburg—where the Spanish moss hangs like stage curtains and the Mississippi River rolls by with main character energy. Now, if you’re looking to venture …

Greetings, Internet Stranger! I’m Stella Jane, and welcome to 24 hours in Louisville: Tours Edition—a post that boldly asks, “What if we did three itineraries instead of one?” and then immediately commits to the bit. I first became aware of the existence of Louisville, Kentucky as a young girl because I liked to play the …