eat well, drink well and travel happy
“you may have the universe if i may have italy.” – giuseppe verdi – when i was in college i fell in love with italy. i will never forget taking the subway to the colosseum and walking up the stairs to catch my very first glimpse of something i had always dreamed of seeing. after […]
and above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. — roald dahl — fresh off my trip to kazakhstan, i was back at it, planning my next adventure. this time […]
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 […]
travel isn’t always pretty. it isn’t always comfortable. sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. but that’s okay. the journey changes you; it should change you. it leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. you take something with you. hopefully, you leave something good behind. — […]
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 […]
conquering continents 