There is immense privilege embedded in the English language, and I want to recognize that right away. Many people, English-speaking or not, seem to hold…
Category: Travel
I tend to buy a lot of travel products and gadgets. I see them as totally necessary and frankly I’m a little obsessed, but I’ve…
Travel includes some tangible items: plane tickets, bus passes and souvenirs. But the intangible aspects of life that can seldom be found in the items…
There are about 30 million reasons to catalog your travel adventures. Why wouldn’t you want to remember your experiences? Here are some of the reasons…
If your family is anything like mine, you are close; so close, in fact, that you absolutely drive each other insane. Traveling is no exception,…
Once you’ve been bitten by the travel bug, it’s impossible not to daydream about all of the places you’d like to go. From trekking through…
1. Beaches in January are the place to be . . . as long as you’re not in Wisconsin. My personal favorite was Bondi Beach…
The stark realization that often not many people care about where you were or what you did is a tough pill to swallow upon returning…
It was the middle of June, and I was in Italy for the first time. I was spending the day in the Vatican City, starting…
Because of annoying TSA regulations and the lack of space on planes, trains and buses, travelers are often limited when it comes to the makeup…
You’re going abroad! Wait – how the heck do you do it?! When traveling, it’s easy to get anxious about things. A wrong turn here,…
Sleeping in a public place: I’m looking at you, airport floor. Brushing your teeth in a public bathroom: Again, airport. Day drinking: Because when you’re…