In a world where terror attacks are becoming all too regular, where a tiny percentage of humans on this planet want nothing more than to hurt others, when cities are terrorized all over the world by the cowardliness of a few, many often wonder, is it to safe to travel?… Read more
I originally had another post scheduled for today, pre-scheduled knowing that I’d be busy coming home from our trip to Yellowstone. But then, in the middle of our trip, my city became national news. And if you haven’t heard, a week or so ago a white supremacist man was on… Read more
As a travel blogger, it feels like everywhere I look people are quitting their jobs to travel the world, leaving behind their homes, their material stuff and selling everything for a grand adventure to travel and see the world. And if you want to do that, that’s totally fine. The… Read more
One thing I hear a lot is that people want to travel and they want to chase dreams, but they don’t know where to start and how to get going. As a major dreamer myself, I know the feeling. A lot of the things in my life started out as… Read more
No matter what side of the political aisle you fall under these days or what age group you fit into, no matter woman, man, gay, straight, Christian, Muslim, Jew – no matter what you subscribe to or group you fit into, I think we can all agree that our world… Read more
Upon arriving in Stockholm this past weekend, I was jet lagged and couldn’t sleep so I jumped on Twitter and was overwhelmed by the news breaking out of my home country denying entry to the United States to everyone from 7 Muslim majority countries. I’ve honestly spoken before about my… Read more
I had a conversation with a good friend of mine the other day about 2016. In short terms, this year has been an enormous struggle. Between the presidential campaign and election in the US, Brexit, part of my neighborhood blowing up (my bagel shop literally got wiped off the face… Read more
I had another post for today, but to be honest, after our elections in the US overnight, I couldn’t just post something arbitrary about beautiful Fall leaves in New England. I promise I’ll get back to regular posts tomorrow but I couldn’t go without saying anything here in my space… Read more
Nick and I will have been married 6 years this weekend and while in some ways it seems like our wedding day was just yesterday, other times it feels like a lifetime ago! Over the past 6 years, we’ve traveled frequently, seen 6 continents together, visited and explored countless countries… Read more
I turn 30 tomorrow. And as with any big milestone, I’ve spent a lot of time in the preceding days to this birthday thinking about what turning 30 actually means to me. Some people hate getting older, some people dread milestone birthdays. For me, I’m actually really excited to be 30…. Read more
As I gear up to my 30th birthday this Saturday, I’ve spent a lot of time lately contemplating what turning 30 actually means to me. And part of that means thinking about everything I’ve learned, everything I’ve seen and everything I’ve done. A big part of my life is travel… Read more
As I sat writing this, I was staring out the window watching the sun set over the Pacific on our way to Hawaii last week. And as the pastel colors set across the sky, high above fluffy white clouds I sat quietly thinking about how peaceful the world seems from… Read more
In a quick break from Europe posts, today is a special day that I can’t let go by on the blog without acknowledging. Today is Nick’s 30th birthday and when I think about that milestone in his life, and in my own, I can’t help but be amazed that we’re… Read more
I got to thinking a while back, even though I love so much about travel, why is it that while my life keeps getting busier, with more responsibilities and it’s getting harder and harder to take the time off to travel…why do I continue to travel? Sometimes it seems like… Read more
I had another post scheduled for today, and then the attacks in Brussels happened. Another series of tragic and completely unnecessary tragedies, another group of people injured or killed in a horrific event. And on top of that, even though the Western media hasn’t been covering it like those acts… Read more