Last year, I went with my good friend Andreanna to check out the LA Times Travel Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. We ventured out in some of the worst rain LA saw in 2011 to see what the show had on offer. Our only consolation was that we were only running in the rain from the parking… 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
Here I am again, sitting in typical LA morning traffic on the 10 Freeway heading east. On the radio the NPR correspondent is analyzing the results of the Iowa Caucus for the third time this hour and I have the car’s seat warmers set on high. Los Angeles rarely gets very cold, but it does “chilly”… Read more
Let’s start off 2012 with a look back using this alphabetical list of Travel Questions:(A) ge When You Went on Your First International Trip I was 20 years old when I left for Tokyo to study abroad for a semester. I guess technically my first international trip was when I was around 8 years old and… Read more
Sometimes when you’re stuck at home dreaming of travel, you have to find your cultural experiences in your own back yard to compensate. You can go to art galleries or museums featuring international artists, look on the calendar for cultural celebrations or check out a dance class like Salsa, Flamenco or Bhangra. OR you could just… Read more
