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 Mexico City from a Local's Point of View: secrets to a happy and healthy life Mexico City from Chapultepec Park 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, people lurking Continue Reading Move Over Fear, Curiosity is Here to Stay Curiosity at its finest (photo credit: theodysseyonline.com) “I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious.” -Albert Einstein The word ‘curiosity’ has been getting a lot of attention lately. So much so, in fact, that it may Continue Reading Inspired Recollections I met up with an old college friend this morning on a stopover in San Francisco. Our rendezvous flew by as we both tried to fill each other in on our lives in a short amount of time. Back out 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 MEXICO CITY: A Not So Average 48 Hours... where to go, both on and off the beaten path Park Espana, Condesa/Roma neighborhoods 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 waking up in 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.
A friend of mine coined the phrase “You’ve been Spain’d” to refer to poor service here in Spain. This country, like Portugal, has come a long way in customer service...
When you hear the word ‘graffiti’, you may think spray-paint, vandalism and cryptic territorial signatures. Street Art, though a subcategory of graffiti, instead invokes artistic images in public spaces that spark discussions. Graffiti...
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...
A Cafe culture has taken over beer-swilling Prague. While Czechs still drink more beer per capita than any other nation (on average, 143 liters per year for every citizen including infants and...
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 was a sleepy farming town, 22...
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...
In the last 3 weeks, I visited a friend’s family in Bihač, Bosnia, an old coworker and her husband in Shepherds Bush, London, good friends I got to know during my time...