Last November, hot off the World Travel Market,1 I spent a few weeks exploring Turkey and although it has been one of my least favorite trips it was still a remarkable country. It wasn’t Turkeys fault I didnt enjoy myself it was the mistake of going on a tour in a country that did not…
There are so many things that New York City does better then the rest of the world. I love living near the city. When people ask me where I am from and I tell them NY they are always excited to hear about it. Part of the reason I am so determined to learn as…
This April I made my triumphant return to England. I went to London about 7 years ago on one of my first back packing trips. Back when I had no idea how to plan a trip and no idea what to do with my time. I had been thinking about re-doing London. Not only did…
Portland is what (food) dreams are made of. At least for me. When I was researching things to do in Portland I came across the company Third Wave Coffee Tours. I was ecstatic. We all know how I feel about coffee. I simply don’t want to live with out it. I was excited to learn…
I recently wrote about how wonderful Fontainebleau is. If you would like to escape crowds (which I always do) go to Chateau de Fontainebleau. That is not the case for Versailles.
They say that Madison Square Garden is where people want to see a show. It is, of course, one of the most famous venues in the world. Any night there is a show you will see lines of people wrapped around the building either with tickets in hand or desperately hoping to get to acquire…
On my second day in Hanoi I had signed up for a street food tour with the appropriately named Hanoi Street Food Tours.It turned out to be the best thing I did in Hanoi.
This post is selfish. You might not want to read it. It is a letter to myself to help me get thru a break up of sorts. I am making a huge life decision. Everything will be shifting and right now I am both exhilarated and frightened. I need to keep reassuring myself that I…
Since I was in high school I have been obsessed with the Harry Potter series. Once I started reading them I could not put them down. J.K. Rowling you just might be my hero.I would wait anxiously for each book to come out and read them slowly because I did not want them to end….
On my second trip through Germany I wanted to tack a city on that I had never been to before. After a short amount of pondering I ended up choosing Nuremberg. My deep love for all things World War II and the fact that this was the home of gingerbread had me sold quickly .
When I decided to go down to Battery Park it was with the intention of taking Sandeman’s free tour. I ended up getting in too late and missing the tour only to realize there is so much to do down in this area it would take a few trips down to even begin to experience…
Every time I go abroad people act surprised when I tell them I will be staying at a hostel. They ask me if they are safe or how I know they aren’t dirty. I realize that too many people have watched the movie Hostel and consider that real life.