Playing With Food: Maido in Lima, Peru "At Sea, Life is Tastier"- Maido by Mitsuharu in Lima, Peru As you step into the square office-shaped restaurant space on the 2nd floor of Maido, here in Lima, Peru, you'll be greeted with a booming "Maido!" (meaning welcome in Japanese) from the Continue Reading Armenia: Visiting the Motherland (dictionary.com: motherland (origin: 1705-15): 1. one’s native land. 2. the land of one’s ancestors. 3. a country considered as the origin or source of something.) My mother’s side of the family is 100% Armenian. Both of her parents’ families were from Continue Reading A How-To Guide for Worldwide House Sitting Have you ever thought of house sitting while traveling? Global house sitting has become an exciting and cost effective form of travel- and it's worth looking into. Its benefits include living like a local, having a home with amenities, potentially 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: 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 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.
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...
“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...
What if someone told you to go jump in the Hudson River or the San Francisco Bay? You’d probably reply with a few expletives and hand gestures (especially if you’re...
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...
Portland, Oregon is where it’s at. Where else can you find massive sunflowers lining alleyways, roses lining street corners, and city parks with 5,000 or more acres? Perfect lawns and...