Best Of

My blog posts are like my children — I focus my time and energy on them, I nitpick and fuss over them, I brag about them to all my friends and family on Facebook… and then I send them out into the world in the hopes that people will laugh at them. (What? That’s not how you’re supposed to raise children? Guess I should probably stick to blog posts.)

And just like a mother with her children, it’s hard for me to pick my favorites.

Wait.

No, it’s not.

So, here you go, my bestest blog posts ever. (If I do say so myself… and, well, I do.)

(Don’t want to read them on the interwebs? Download a free eBook which includes most of my Best Of posts here.)

Advice (or “Me Pretending to Be Helpful. You’re Welcome”)

Unbrave Girl on the Go: How to Live Like a Local While Traveling Like a Tourist

From Solo to Social: The Unbrave Girl’s Guide to Making Friends on the Road

Unbrave Girl on a Shoestring: How To Get Your Travel Budget Back on Track

Behaving Badly: The Unbrave Girl’s Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Bad Traveler

Getting Your Freak On: 4 Tips for Embracing Your Inner Weirdo

Super Sized Me: The Big Girl’s Guide To Surviving Asia

5 Travel Mistakes I Make Over and Over Again

Places (or “Been There, Done That, Probably Sat On a Couch”)

Unbrave Girl’s Guide to Traveling Solo in Japan

Doing the Group Thing in Melbourne

Unbrave Girl Over the Hill: Contemplating Life, Death & Pension Plans in Laos

Chiang Mai on the Cheap: the Unbrave Girl’s Guide to (Reluctant) Budget Living

A Love Letter To China: 5 Reasons I Have a Crush on My New Home

Jobs (or “Things That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time”)

The Unbrave Girl’s How-To Guide to House-Sitting in the Jungle

Unbrave Girl Goes Country: From Reluctant Farm Girl to Grizzled Farmhand

Unbrave Girl on the Job: Finding a Volunteer Gig That Fits

Food (or “The Reason Why I Can’t Fit Into My Pants”)

Unbrave Eats: Kobe Beef

Unbrave Eats: Shihlin Night Market Food

Unbrave Eats: Thai Chicken Stir-Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Unbrave Eats: Green Chicken Curry

Unbrave Eats: Lemon & Sesame Pringles

Deep Thoughts (or “Every Once In A While I Say Something Smart”)

Unbrave Girl Takes on Travel Bloggers: In Defense of Fear & Why Traveling Doesn’t Make You Brave

I Quit: 5 Reasons I Can’t Be Your Inspiration Any More

By Any Other Name: Why I Call Myself a Writer

Me, Me, Me! (or “Yes, My Blog Is All About Me. How Nice of You to Notice!”)

How I Roll: Confessions of a Seriously Slow Traveler

10 Things I Learned in 10 Months of Traveling (with pictures!)

Why I Travel: 5 Reasons to Get Me Back on the Plane Again

Top Ten Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me (Because I Don’t Tell You Everything, You Know)