eat well, drink well and travel happy
serendipity: finding something good without looking for it. i started planning my february trip back in january, which is my usual ants in the pants practice. i am so enthralled with seeing and doing new things that it takes me only minutes to already be planning my next adventure. something i am often asked is […]
home is where our story begins part of writing something and then having people subsequently read what you’ve written is trying to be relatable on some level. maybe it’s not relatable reading stories about my travels across europe and beyond, but the one thing everyone has in common is that we all come from somewhere. and […]
oh the places you’ll go. — dr. seuss — i never really travel to warm weather destinations, especially islands. the last time i went to a resort with an actual sand beach in a foreign country was mexico several years ago, but i love spending time with my family and they are very much warm […]
most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy. — robert anthony — i have a friend who i’ve known for 17 years. we met through a mutual friend when i was in college and he was living in germany. we have spent many drunken nights singing, laughing and behaving like total […]
we don’t have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here. — susan taylor — time for a break from europe because I AM OFF TO JAPAN!!!!! when someone invites you to japan, you go, no questions asked. i was sinking my teeth into a thanksgiving turkey leg in denmark when […]
things do not change; we change! — henry david thoreau — should i be this nervous to go to sweden? my friends in norway would undoubtedly say yes (the norwegian-swedish relationship reminds me so much of the US-canadian banter that i know and love) but this nervousness was based more on the complete lack of […]
if you want to keep your memories, first you have to live them — bob dylan — bob dylan is a smart guy. he knows how to roll. i wish i had taken his advice before i slowly passed my twenties, flew past my early thirties and landed at 37 without a real sense of […]
conquering continents 