Katie Jackson

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katie Jackson

NowDay 68-77 – Trail Birthday and Logistical ShenanigansThe days after trail days, we all felt quite lazy in our hiking. We were doing shorter days, but felt like we shouldn’t be as tired as we were given …12 hours ago19 Pick-Up Lines That Only Work on HikersWhen it comes to dating, backpackers are a funny bunch. We tend to be pretty fit, low-maintenance, and endearingly full of useless nature facts.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katie Jackson

4 hours agoWhen I was younger, I used to think that working in one of downtown San Francisco’s gray, monolithic office buildings meant success. I used to fantasize about the type of sleek, stylish, yet not-too-stylish gray blazer I’d wear to work, briefcase in hand, while I’d kiss my faceless husband (or …

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Katie Jackson

Credit: Travel + Leisure My fiancé likes to say that I'm a kid in a candy store when I'm shopping the Lululemon "We Made Too Much" section. He’s not wrong. I love Lululemon so much that when I was hired to work in one of its brick-and-mortar stores several years ago, I cried tears of joy. I also cried the day I handed in my resignation letter, even though it freed me up to pursue my career as a travel writer.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katie Jackson

Why God and the Bible were right about your work schedule all alongMost units of time are based on nature. A day is one rotation of the Earth. A month is the moon’s orbit. A year is the Earth’s path around the sun. But a week? There’s no natural explanation for it. (See the video at the top of this article.) That’s why ancient cultures defined the week in vastly …

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Katie Jackson

Singita Wagora Ride in the Grumeti Reserve of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Credit: Ross Couper/Singita If there was a loyalty program for safaris, I’d have million-miler status.