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
Last Monday was a holiday and life was good. This week I’m not quite so lucky as Monday is a Monday complete with traffic and office coffee and pointless emails. But that’s OK – I can still dream and reminisce. So wrapping up on last Monday’s post, here are numbers 6 – 10 of the most… Read more
A good friend is finally embarking a long anticipated trip back to Greece to visit her grandparents. When she told me the news that she finally committed to buying the ticket, I was really happy for her and asked when she was going. She said she was flying out on Sunday. “Great!”, I said…”only Wish I… Read more
It is Monday and I am blissfully NOT in the office. I am not faking an illness or strategically working from home. It’s Labor Day. Oh, how I love those three-day weekends! In a perfect world, I would have had a nice little out of town adventure to write about, but this year I decided to… Read more
I’ve travelled alone, with one or two friends and with groups of 25+. I’m just not that picky. There’s no way I’m going to let not having a travel partner (or having too many) stop me from taking a trip. Still I do have preferences when it come who and how many I like to travel… Read more
So I finished my 15 day travel blog challenge (Hooray!) and feel really good about getting the wheels moving again. If you’ve been reading along, I hope you’ve enjoyed it and I hope that you’ll stick with me as I continue to write. So now what, Nailah? My plan is to keep making regular blog entries… Read more
My advice is simple and can be summed up in one word. GO! That’s it. If you’re thinking about travelling, do it. Even if you’re not thinking about it, start thinking about it and then do it. People often have a list of reasons why they don’t travel even though they want to. Money, children, vacation… Read more
What did I learn from travel abroad? I think one of the main things I learned was the importance of having patience. Patience with myself. Patience with strangers. Patience with new cultural norms and on a nearly constant basis, patience with all forms of public transportation. I don’t always practice this patience – like the time… Read more
“A ship in its harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.” – John A. Shedd I can’t remember exactly where I read this quote for the first time, but as soon as I read it, I knew it resonated very well with me and my personality. Some travelers never think twice about being… Read more