The Lure of Expectations
It’s shame that kept me away. I wrote a rousing entry mid-December about committing to writing blog entries and then…crickets. It wasn’t for lack of wanting but work, the holidays and the never-ending...
View ArticleBudget Traveling
Back when I met my boyfriend Marc, we had one of those never-ending, soul-bearing conversations about what we hoped for our lives — aspirations for travel, professional goals and hope for the future....
View ArticleWhat a Difference a Year Makes
A little over a year ago, an event occurred that changed my life. Or at least it changed my writing life. The New York Times Travel Show, the veritable institution of journalism excellence brought...
View ArticleI Came, I Saw, I BlogHERed
I think I may have started this blog post 5 different ways. I mean, how else could I fully capture the BlogHER ’12 experience? After all, prior to attending I wasn’t a part of the BlogHER community....
View ArticleTraveling Through Time
Waking up to the dulcet tones of Soterios Johnson, my morning routine is always the same: listen to the news of the day and wait until he tells me the current temperature in Central Park, for only then...
View ArticleThe End…Or the Beginning?
Today is the last day of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project and I find myself sitting here reflecting on what I’ve accomplished this November. I’ve certainly been prolific (30 posts in a month...
View ArticleNecessary Baggage
There is something delightful about air travel. From closing my eyes and feeling my spine gently press into the seat back as the plane tilts for take-off to peering out at the patchwork of fields...
View ArticleThe More Things Change
I’m afraid it’s finally happened. I have crossed over to the age where you cling to nostalgia and wonder about those halcyon days when life was simpler. A time when we played outdoors until the street...
View ArticleCharting a New Course
After what appeared to be a relatively long bout of writer’s block, I’ve managed to find my way through to the other side. And what did I find? A draft blog post with one lone sentence. Oye. Wish it...
View ArticleA Dog-Eared Page: The Journey
Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than moving planes, ships or trains. There is an almost quaint correlation between what is before our eyes...
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