That Great Ocean Road: Continued travels through the Land Down Under Bells Beach at sunset
In the final scene from Point Break (Keanu Reaves’ 1991 blockbuster film about an undercover FBI agent tracking bank robber surfers), Patrick Swayze is released from handcuffs to surf a 50-year storm's monstrous Continue Reading Happy To Be Cold: Cold Water Swimming in December I stripped down to my bikini and gingerly stepped into the 48-degree water. The wool hat, puff jacket, running jacket, long sleeve shirt, stretch pants and running shoes with thick socks that I had been wearing just a minute before Continue Reading What’s So Great About Córdoba?: A local’s point of view Here in Argentina, everything starts a little later than usual. Life is paced by meals and mate (tea) rituals. No one even thinks about dinner until 9pm (if it’s summer, that means 11pm). Lunch places start filling up closer to Continue Reading A New Zealand Love Song The nighttime howl of a hound dog kept me awake last night. It pulled at my heart strings and sent my own dogs (Chewie and Rula, my house sitting mates this week) barking. It was also a keen reminder that Continue Reading Reflections on the Year: A letter to my high school alumni magazine
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
20 years after graduating from Saint Andrews (Class of ‘96), I made some major life changes. Most of my high school friends were somewhere between 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
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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.
Turns out, Shakira’s moves aren’t so unique after all. In fact, her signature hip moves are the dance moves of her home town of Barranquilla, Colombia. Barranquilla is also home...
It would be wrong to travel through Mexico City and not get your hands a little dirty. That means eating at markets and testing the street food. Mercado San Juan...
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,...
Click here to view a video of a butterfly swarm Many of us have heard of the Monarch Butterfly migration from Canada down to Mexico every year at the end...
Before I arrived in Mexico City, my premeditated fears revolved around pollution and crime. My vision included a heavy dark cloud settling over shanty towns that stretch to the horizon,...
I’ve lived in Mexico City for over 2 weeks now and it’s difficult to pick my top favorite things for a 2-day period, but I’ll give it a shot. Imagine...
What you need: Running Shoes Smart Phone with headphones Yoga Matt or Towel As a recovering New Yorker, I’m used to living across the street from my gym and being...