My very first trip to Rio back in 1999 was unusually short for a first visit. I wanted to surprise my mother on her 50th birthday with a trip to a city she’d only heard about in books and on records, but seemed to love as if she were a native Carioca. Due to limited funds… Read more
I often find myself torn. I like the finer things in life: 1st class cabins, high end food and beverage, luxury hotels. I mean, who doesn’t like to be pampered from time to time? But I also want to get the most out of my travel and really get to see “real life” in a country… Read more
Do as many things that scare you and take you out of your comfort zone as possible. That’s one New Year’s resolution that I renew every year. While the actual “things that scare you” might change from one year to the next, the feeling of overcoming them never does. Its a surefire mental cocktail of excitement, relief… Read more
While I love curling up with my laptop or iPad to get absorbed in a 20 minute TED Talk segment, its not something I do regularly enough. I love learning and even if it is on a topic that I have no general interest in (molecular biology, for instance) I can always come away from… Read more
As I sat in the American Airlines Admiral’s Club Lounge at Miami International a few weeks ago, I quickly realized something. Though the customers may wear more expensive clothes and their bags may have names like Louis Vuitton or Prada, one thing seems about the same as in the regular waiting area…people are kinda dirty. Crumbs… Read more
