Southern Soul Road Trip: Dance And Eat Your Heart Out Part 1: New Orleans,...
If you like free live music and hearty soul food, this road trip is for you! Explore the origins of jazz, blues and bluegrass where it all began. We moved quickly across the south with only a night in...
View ArticleSouthern Soul Road Trip: Dance And Eat Your Heart Out Part 2: Asheville,...
Part II of the road trip went through North Carolina which has been my stomping grounds for the past four years as a graduate student. Asheville is the perfect mountain getaway for fresh air, good...
View ArticleWhat I learned from being carried off the Inca Trail on a stretcher
The Machu Picchu has been on my bucket list for years and I was convinced the Inca Trail was the only way to get there. Often, anticipating arrival is the best part of seeing these World Wonders and I...
View ArticlePeru Travel Tips And Tricks Part 1: Cusco Area
Between having a dissertation to finish in the next month and a half, jobs to apply for and a million other things to do and only one hand to type with, I won’t be able to write as much about my trip...
View ArticlePeru Travel Tricks and Tips: Part 2 (Puno, Ica & Lima)
If you’re thinking about Peru travel, start here with Part 1 to learn general tips or a suggested itinerary for things to do near Cusco. Here’s a continuation of our itinerary, through Puno, Ica and...
View ArticleThe Art Of Appreciating Small Moments on Road Trip Across The US Midwest
Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. These mighty Midwestern states somehow never made the cut for family road trips, my own independent explorations but I was determined to see...
View ArticlePreface to Setting Sail: How The Anticlimactic End To My PhD Led Me to Board...
Two weeks on a sailboat with a guy I had never met…. what could possibly go wrong? And why does everyone turn into my mother when I told them about my plan? Well, I had to talked to the guy enough to...
View ArticleA Million Miles At Sea: Ups and Downs of Sailing The Florida Keys (Part 1)
The vision: “The stars at sea are unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. 180 degrees of complete illumination, hundreds of specks of light you never knew existed if you’ve only looked at the sky...
View ArticleThe Rescue: The Climatic End to Sailing the Florida Keys (Part 2)
If you are just learning about my sailing adventure, I’d recommend starting with the preface to how I end up spending two weeks on a sailboat with a guy I had never met followed by part 1 of my stories...
View ArticleTraveling Central America: How to Do It Wrong
My recent trip to Central America proves that no matter how much you’ve traveled, there’s always more to learn. Despite having visited approximately 60 countries at this point, my Central America trip...
View ArticleTrapped: Exploring An Alternative Art Museum & Life In Cuba According to a Cuban
It was Friday night in Havana and since I would need quite a few mojitos before I was confident enough to hit the Cuban dance floor, I decided to start the evening at Fabrica de Arte Cubano (Cuban Art...
View ArticleAn Impossible Romance & My Week As A Cowboy in Vinales, Cuba
Viñales is part of any Cuban tourist itinerary, recommended as a place to enjoy nature, cigars and rural culture and recover from noisy, chaotic Havana. Approximately a three hour drive from the Cuban...
View ArticleFinding Perfection in Place: Feeling At Home in Vancouver
I have been planning to write this post since Valentine’s Day when I realized that I was in love again. I was in love with my new home of Vancouver. Love is one of those irrational feelings that you...
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