My Next Adventure Abroad

Living with Needle Butt is both and blessing and a curse. It’s mid-morning, late-March and the early spring sun is wavering behind scattered clouds, shifting the light in my living room between shade and sunlight. My hands are shaking. I just typed in my credit card details and, after hovering my mouse arrow over the large bright blue […]

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What is ‘Needle Butt’?

Needle Butt, or 屁股長針 (pì gu zhang zhen) is a Chinese saying literally translated to “needles growing out of one’s butt.” This means that, due to the prickle of all the needles on the butt, the sufferer is unable to sit still for long periods of time because…well…it’s uncomfortable. I’m not sure exactly where my […]

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girl with bicycle in amsterdam with rijksmuseum

About Grace at Girl Gone Wandering

Hi, I’m Grace (sometimes known as Pacifica)! Welcome to Girl Gone Wandering! Traveling is my greatest passion in life. I am always gathering travel inspiration, reading travel advice, dreaming of faraway destinations, and planning trips. I travel solo, with friends, and with my partner, and have been working since I was a teenager to fund my own way around […]

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