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Balancing the Pros and Cons of Travel Nursing

If you are in the medical field, you’ve probably heard of travel nursing, or some type of traveling healthcare job. It has been around longer than most people realize, but has really taken off since the pandemic. I think after people felt so holed-up and travel deprived, many of us decided to include travel in our career. Nursing shortages have been an issue everywhere I have worked, whether that was as a staff nurse or a traveler. So, I have...

Wisconsin in the Fall

This fall, I took a job in Chicago, Illinois and, lucky for me, a friend of mine took a contract in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She came to visit me for a couple of days, and I just went up to visit her! Here’s what we did for the 3-ish days I was there. Chicago to Milwaukee Since my trip was from Chicago, I just took the Amtrak train. It was about an hour and 45 minutes and very comfortable. It cost...

How to Take a Solo Road Trip From Iowa to Florida

Finally! Heading Southeast to Orlando, Florida for a 3 month travel nurse contract! Driving from Iowa to Florida was quite a bit shorter than the trip from California, but I still made plans to stop and see friends along the way. Also, I have mastered Tetris in my car. I’m too proud of this to not share: Nashville, TN The Drive out of Iowa My first day I drove to Nashville, Tennessee. My college friend lives there, and even though...

A Quick 3-Day Warm Summer Visit to London

This summer, I went on a 2 week cruise in Italy, Turkey, Croatia, and Greece! It was amazing, so stay tuned for some blogging on that. This was my first time there and I loved London so much I can’t wait to go back! I typically skip talking about travel days when I blog if it isn’t any time spent doing local things. I flew into Stanstead in the evening. The views from the plane coming into the city were...

How to Spend a Blissful Week in Italy

In May 2022, I was supposed to start my next travel nurse assignment in Orlando, Florida. As it is sometimes as a traveler, things changed and the start date got pushed back. I had 6 weeks of nothing to do. So I went to Italy. NOTE: There may be affiliate links in this post* Rome, Italy The first day was really just spent traveling, waiting for John, and getting our rental car. We got to our Air BnB and took...

Traversing the USA: From the West Coast to the MidWest

Part 1 I started off my journey from the west coast to the MidWest after my travel assignment in Fresno, CA ended. After spending a week with my sister, I headed East. The greatest part of this journey for me was that I was able to see so many family and friends along the way. I highly encourage you to find a route that can include visiting people you know, it makes the trip that much better! Plus you have...

A Six Week Cultural Immersion in Argentina

NOTE: There may be affiliate links in this post* In January 2017, before I started travel nursing, I was in between jobs and decided to go on a solo trip to Argentina. I used a company called Child Family Health International, and did a 6 week program abroad where I was able to take Spanish classes and shadow in two different pediatric hospitals in la ciudad de Córdoba. It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done and I...