April 1 to August 30: 152 days. 17 countries. 44 Blog entries. 1000’s of photos.Countless memories.Please forgive the very short entry today, but I’m a bit jet lagged and emotionally drained. Its good to be home, but I’m sad to say its over. I will hopefully be in a better frame of mind by the next post, but for now I’ll… Read more
I have been doing a disservice to myself and I have to stop. I’m making a promise to myself here for everyone to see. [Hand on heart] I will no longer use the phrase “when I get back to the real world” to describe what will happen after August 30, 2012, when I return home to Los Angeles… Read more
I looked at the calendar this morning and realized something a bit unnerving….as of today I have exactly one month left of my Round the World adventure. My adventure to see the world, to welcome new experiences, to step out side my comfort zone and to meet new people and reunite with old friends. While I have… Read more
It was a mad dash to get here – no sleep, a last minute shopping frenzy, extreme packing, and finally a bowl of killer shrimp – but I eventually made it onto the plane. Sunday morning I left LA and Monday afternoon I landed here in Tokyo. I made it – the first stop on this… Read more
I’m not going to lie. Today I am really struggling to come up with something to write for the blog. Most days, an idea pops into my head the day before I put up a post and then I have some time to think about it and plan and then the words just flow. But today…mmmm… Read more
After a brief hiatus last week to celebrate the purchase of my RTW trip (whoo hoo), I am returning to my Ten Year Anniversary Top Ten. Today’s country: Laos. I loved Laos, I truly did! And it remains one of my favorite countries that I’ve visited to date. But so much of what I loved was… Read more
I’m still on a high after finally buying a Round the World (RTW) ticket earlier this week. Now it’s for real! No more wishes and dreams. Instead it is planning and organizing with a real departure date on the calendar. 44 days to go!A lot of people have asked me about how I booked my ticket… Read more
I am taking a break from the “Top Ten” posts I’ve been doing for the last few weeks because I have big news! After all the planning and plotting and dreaming I just booked my Round the World trip and I am so incredibly excited! I have spent months thinking up an itinerary, checking flights, researching cities… Read more
Pep Talk: OK, Nailah! The calendar has turned, it’s a new year, your travel year, so let’s get to it! If operation *escape the cubicle* is truly going to come together, I need to start taking action. I’ve taken two steps in the right direction in the last two days. I decided on an Arabic language… Read more