About Sara
Hey guys! Sara here. My love for travel and understanding of how affordable it can be started on a spring break trip to Peru in 2016. Two friends and I bought roundtrip tickets to Peru, with a stopover in Bogota, Colombia for a grand total of $290. The trip in total cost me about $600 for seven days, airfare included!! Ever since my realization that you don’t have to have money to travel, I have been on a mission to find the most affordable ways to see the world.
That same year, just a few months after spring break, I flew to Europe and road-tripped through five countries with a group of friends. At this point, I was just starting to get into photography and started using my GoPro and Nikon D3100 (in auto mode!). That trip set me back about $800. Upon returning home I had somewhat of an epiphany: This whole traveling thing isn’t as expensive as I thought – why not take a semester off and travel for a couple of months?
When I returned home I immediately started planning my next big trip: Iceland. After announcing on Facebook my first solo trip out of the country, an old friend, Gabby, messaged me and asked if she could tag along. We decided to extend our trip, and the Iceland trip turned into a 6-week backpacking trip, as I began to fall in love with travel, different languages and cultures, adventure, and the great outdoors.
During this time, I was attending the University of Florida, majoring in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience and planning on pursuing a Ph.D. in Neuropsychology, with a specialization in pharmacology and the epigenetics of addiction. I’m passionate about the sciences, however after graduating, taking the GRE and getting all of my letters of rec, I couldn’t get through writing my statement of purpose. Right before graduating, I had just started this blog and my Instagram account. I decided to take a leap of faith and take a year or two to pursue my dream career: travel photography and blogging.
After two years, I had worked with a few brands and individuals and was starting to make a slowly steadier income from photography and blogging alone. Now, photography makes up the majority of my income alone!
Presently, you’ll find me planning my next great adventures while living every day like a vacation at my current home in Florida. On hot days I go explore one of the many Florida springs, or beaches, kayak and snorkeling gear in tow. I’m excited to be turning my passion into a living through my photography and by documenting my adventures on this blog for the world to see!
My Mission
I started traveling in 2016 and soon fell in love with photographing new places and experiences. I hope to inspire others to get out and pursue their dreams by sharing these experiences on my social media and blog. If you would like to work with me or have an idea for a collaboration, please see my Work With Me page or contact me via Everydayavacation1@gmail.com.
Disclaimer
All information and data on this blog site are for informational purposes only, and is accurate and true to the best of our knowledge. I make no representations as to completeness, suitability, or validity, of any information. I will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights. All opinions on this blog site are my own and do not reflect the opinions of any organizations I might be affiliated with. I will not be responsible for any material that is found at the end of links that I may post on this blog site. Mistakes may happen occasionally. URLS and domains may change hands.
The information on this blog is based on my personal opinion and experience. Although I consider myself a professional in my field, and as so try to keep up with travel safety recommendations, I recommend checking the U.S. Department Of State’s Bureau Of Consular Affairs for up-to-date travel safety recommendations before traveling. As travelers, I am constantly changing and learning new things about the world. Thus, I reserve the right to change how I manage this blog or the content on this blog at any time.
