I believe it started in Barcelona, standing outside of the Sagrada Familia and looking at the line winding around the sides of the most famous site in the city. My first inclination was to find the end of the line and queue up – surely the wait would be worth it. I’d been hearing about this landmark for… Read more
** I have wonderful friends who I love dearly, so it is with all my heart that I blame them for this post being a few hours late. I had every intention of having this Monday post up on time, but my plans were thwarted by an amazing surprise birthday party. I came home to an… Read more
Following up from my Part 1 list, here’s some more tunes that keep me going – both when I’m on the road and when I’m just wishing that I was.11. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright by Simon & Garfunkle – OK…maybe not what you’d expect to see on this list but first I’m a huge S&G… Read more
If you scroll through my iPod Lists, you’ll come across one called “Flight Plan”. When I queue this one up I’m usually either waiting at the gate for my row to be called or I’m in serious need of a trip and my only immediate “fix” is through music. I started the list about 4 or… Read more
I have to thank my good friend Eileen for inspiring today’s post. I was struggling with what I wanted to write about when a Twitter message from her popped up on my phone. She wrote: “Viajar nunca e uma questão de dinheiro, mas de coragem”. Translation: Travel is never a question of money, but of courage… Read more
I have to admit I’m really struggling with what to write for my blog entry today. I’ve been surviving off of late nights and little sleep for about a week as we prepared for then participated in the Capoeira Brasil annual Festival and Batizado. With guests in from Australia, Brasil, Mexico, Taiwan, China, the Netherlands and… Read more
Time Square hotels during New Years Eve. French Quarter hotels during Mardi Gras. The Hayward Hotel during the Capoeira Brasil – Los Angeles Batizado. Many hotels have their crunch time when there’s a long waiting list for a room. For my hotel, the Hayward Hotel, the high season is batizado time. Good luck getting a room!For… Read more
Its time to go – to get out of town. Stretch my legs a bit and breathe in some different air. My annual goal of visiting four countries a year is looking like it won’t get fulfilled in 2011. It’s a little sad to admit that, but I believe it is because there are bigger things… Read more
I’ve often heard novice and not so novice travelers launch into debates about which country can claim the most “obnoxious travelers”. The ones who forget that they are in a foreign land and therefore expect everything to work just like it does at home. And when things don’t work that way, they LOUDLY let everyone around… Read more
A journal.One thing I’ve found to be invaluable while travelling is a good journal. Some little number, preferably with a sturdy cover, that I can throw in my purse or day bag when I’m on the road. I find that a journal serves many purposes. It’s a great place to collect my thoughts at the end… Read more