If there's one thing I've learned after the last five years traveling the world, it's that I know exactly how to pack a bag. Today I'm reviewing my top ten travel essentials in no particular order other than how they popped into my mind. Let's get started: 1. travel towels I've talked about my two [...]
Quintonil has been named one of the 50 best restaurants in the world for the last 4 years. It was one of Evelyne's must sees on our trip to Mexico City and I'm so glad that she booked our reservation- 3 months in advance!! Today I share my experience dining at Quintonil and my thoughts [...]
“All aboard” the conductor enthusiastically welcomed the crowd out of the rain and into the shelter of the purple cog railway train car. We were very ready to board. After over an hour drive we has arrived just in time to miss our scheduled 1:30 train ride. Which left us attempting to catch the next [...]
It’s a little bit ironic that I’ve spent my entire life just a few hours from the Canadian boarder and yet up until a few months ago I’d never actually been. I mused to myself as I cruised with the windows down, music blaring. It was also ironic to be heading south even though my [...]
I’ll admit the feedback I got when I first asked around about San Jose wasn’t positive. Before arriving, I started to plan how I was going to get out of the city as fast as possible to get the most of other destinations in Costa Rica. But without renting a car I was going to [...]
Iris Murdoch said it right when she said “one of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.” Every trip I take, no matter how much I budget and penny pinch along the way, I try to splurge at least once. Whether it’s one event (like scuba diving trips) or a special treat [...]
Posting my first online video was challenging. I filmed it at least 15 times and while editing it I criticized every little piece of it. My hair, my voice, my thought process. I was afraid to be judged, hated or, even worse, ignored. To put myself out there and hope for success only to be [...]
A travelogue of the last year of travel through 7 different countries. Exploring: USA Thailand, Cambodia Japan, Mongolia, South Korea and China. It sounds so epic when you put it like that, and it honestly was, quite an epic year. […]
Guest Article: Roxana Judging by both international and domestic visitors, Sydney is a leading tourist destination in Australia. Destination NSW, a government agency for the New South Wales tourism came up with the following numbers: Sydney received over 3.1 million international and 9.2 million domestic overnight visitors in the period between September 2014 and September [...]
There is a rich history behind the story of Madame Sherri. I got the opportunity to explore what is now called Madame Sherri’s Forest with my friend Becca. We enjoyed a day exploring a few parts of New England together. […]
