LynLi Roman M.A.

Lynli Roman's unique approach to travel is informed by decades of experience on the road with a traveling family and, later, years spent as a solo international traveler. When she's not writing about Seattle from her Pike Place Market apartment, Lynli writes on-location while conducting hands-on research in each destination she covers. Lynli's writing has been featured by MSN, ABC Money, Buzzfeed, and Huffington Post. She is passionate about sharing information that makes travel more accessible for all bodies.

Transylvanian Breakfast.

5 Amazing Romanian Foods to Try: Traveling to Transylvania

Romanian cuisine is some of my favorite in the whole world. Even now, 18 months after my visit to Transylvania, I regularly make meals using recipes and spice packets gathered …

A graph titled best destinations for your first solo trip, showing a bar graph of what a small survey of travelers ranked as the best destinations for first time solo travel.

Best Solo Travel Destinations for First Trips

Solo travel is a learned skill, and like many things in life succeeding at being a solo traveler depends largely on setting yourself up for success. If you think that …

A plus size traveler in an orange shirt at an overlook.

Plus Size Travel through a Health at Every Size (HAES) Lens

Learning about HAES (and with it, body neutrality and eventually body acceptance) transformed my relationship with my body. Over time, this experience completely transformed how I travel and see myself …

Things to Do on Lokrum Island on your Croatia Trip

Typically, I don’t plan much of my trip in advance when traveling solo, but when I began researching a trip to Croatia, Lokrum Island made my list of things I …

Man sitting in the window of a coffee shop on Bainbridge Island.

Things To Do on Bainbridge Island without a Car

Bainbridge Island is a fun and easy day trip for Seattle travelers. With this quick day trip, you can see a bit more of the Pacific Northwest without needing to …

Outside decks on a Washington State Ferry

How to Get from Pike Place Market to the Bainbridge Island Ferry

Pike Place Market and Bainbridge Island are two of Seattle’s most popular tourist destinations, but getting from Pike Place market to the Bainbridge Island Ferry can be a little bit …

How to store a travel journal

How to Store Journals for Privacy & Preservation

Whether you’ve just begun journaling or you have a library of journals filled cover to cover, knowing how to store journals in a way that preserves them while maintaining privacy …

quiche and a salad pictured on a table at le panier restaurant.

Where Locals Eat at Pike Place Market: Best Restaurants

Through four years of living in downtown Seattle, with Pike Place Market in my backyard, I became a sort of unofficial market restaurant critic. Each week, after a particular meeting …

I learned how to make a travel scrapbook by trial and error, this sample layout shows writing, art, photos, and ticket stubs from Sarajevo, Bosnia.

How to Make a Travel Scrapbook

If you don’t like to write, draw or paint you might think that my guide to how to make a travel journal won’t work for you, but without those skills, …

ramen noodles on a pink background

Making Meals in a Hotel Room: Easy Food Ideas for Travelers

Getting out of your hotel room to find fresh food isn’t always an option. Are you settling in for a manuscript-writing-binge? Are you isolating due to getting sick while traveling? …