With all of my travels, I surprisingly haven’t spent much time in a place that is fairly close to home: the Caribbean. I had the typical college spring break trip to Jamaica where I had a greater exposure to US college students than I did to actual Jamaicans. Meals of “rasta pasta” and just enough rum… Read more
One of my favorite things to do in a city is to walk around with little in the way of an agenda, to just take things in at a slow pace. I spend enough of my regular days rushing from one activity to the next, so when I’m traveling to a city, whenever possible, I like… Read more
Another trip to London means another chance to wander aimlessly with my camera in hand. This time, these wanderings took me through Notting Hill and Balham on partly sunny, partly rainy, not too cool days. Here are a few images from my favorite city that caught my eye along the way. I had to push a… Read more
A few weeks ago, a dear friend’s bachelorette party had me heading to the south for weekend in charming, Charleston, South Carolina. I knew little about this city, but each time I told someone where I was going, I got nothing but enthusiastic feedback about how beautiful, friendly and picturesque I would find the city to… Read more
With my London trip this past weekend, I not only got to see one of my favorite cities in the world and visit with one of my dearest friends, but I also got to check off one of my 14 things to do in 2014. Thanks to my friend and her generous birthday gift to me… Read more
I was going through my photos over the weekend and came across more pictures from my recent Mexico City trip. I feel they deserve their own post…I hope you do as well. So here we are with Mexico City: 48 Hours in Photos, Part 2.I have never actually gotten my shoes shined, but this looks like a… Read more
Last summer I ended up in The Hague in the Netherlands by chance. I was visiting friends in another Dutch city, Utrecht, and needed a next stop. After about 4 months of traveling I was a bit weary of planning and couldn’t seem to make up my mind on where to go or how to get… Read more
While I am not delusional enough to believe that the U.S. of A. is the birthplace of all brilliant ideas, I do tend to think that as a world superpower and cultural trendsetter, we should at least have imported all of the good inventions fairly quickly. That’s why I’m always pleasantly surprised when I come across… Read more
I’ll file this one under “What the hell”??Let’s play a game. A few weeks ago a well known travel blogger/writer was kicked off of a United Airlines flight because he:a) Got drunk and threatened both the flight attendants and the passengersb) Threw a fit when he wasn’t upgraded to business class on just his “celebrity” status alonec)… Read more
A weekend trip to London from the West Coast of the U.S. is not for the faint of heart. The 20-ish hours you’ll spend on the plane will hardly seem worth the only slightly more hours you’ll spend on the ground in this city. But if you’re truly have a heart for the city like I… Read more