Overwhelmed With 'All That Architecture' Prague’s beauty is mesmerizing. I find myself repeating the phrase “this is ridiculous…” every time I turn a corner to see what a new street will display. The capital city of the Czech Republic, located in Bohemia- or the western Continue Reading From Grey to Color: Finding Healthy Eats in the Czech Republic We like to joke that traditional Czech food is grey. And in truth, there’s not much color to it. Heavy in meat, salt and starch, it’s difficult to locate vegetables that have not been overcooked, covered in smoked meats, or loaded with Continue Reading A Burning Man's Halloween in San Francisco Burning Man photo credit: rollingstone.com San Francisco loves theme parties. Bay to Breakers, Gay Pride, Chiditarod (a play on the Alaskan dogsled race with shopping carts and group costumes started here in SF prior to going nationwide), the Folsom Street Continue Reading A Visit to Lidice: a village wiped off the map Overlooking the fields that had once been Lidice: statues of the children who perished. Do you remember Lidice? If you didn’t live during WWII, come from Germany or Czechoslovakia, there’s a good chance you've never heard of it. Lidice Continue Reading Native Alaskans and The Anchorage Museum Life in the Arctic
Adrenaline floods your body as you throw back the blankets of animal furs and climb into the cold air. It’s 3am. The sounds of drumbeats and men yelling ‘it’s time to hunt!’ seem to be coming from Continue Reading Mexico City: Soaking in a City Through Exercise ECOBICI Rack Get out of your comfort zone and take in Mexico City via bike. Consistent bike lanes may be hard to come by and there's a good chance you'll experience potholes and broken macadam, but being able to bike Continue Reading
ABOUT ME
Posts from 1+ Years of Travel
50,000 miles, 23 countries, 5 continents... and almost 2 years later. I've left the corporate world (and the US) to experience life.
A few days ago, I got word that a fellow traveler, Stephanie Simpson from the UK, had gone missing. Her body was found on Valentine’s Day (after a 5-day search) by...
It’s the first of October and I’m in one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe. I walked nearly 20 miles today through 2,000 years of history: through...
Ever since I left Lisbon 3 years ago, I’ve wanted to go back. Time passes and new ideas crop up, other destinations take a front seat. I sometimes dream about...
“Guadalupe is part of France,” our French driver mentioned offhandedly yesterday on our Sancerre wine tour. “Same politics, same benefits, it’s basically mainland France in the Caribbean.” Damn, I thought,...