See Jules Review: Mill Ends Park, a Portland landmark
Last year, one of my favorite travel bloggers, The Everywhereist, wrote about a trip she’d taken to Portland. While setting up her post about the mouthwatering culinary scene, she mentioned […]
Tag Archives: travel
How not to shower with lizards
There’s a place where the sun shines brightly, illuminating the colorful wings of tropical butterflies as they flutter across the warm water of the sparkling bay. That was a really […]
Where I’ve Been: Wearing green in Granada
Americans are know for a lot of things – some good, some bad, some true and some false. But no matter your take on some of the more serious stereotypes […]
Where I’m Headed: Andy’s 30th birthday trip
Today Andy turns 30. For his birthday present, we’ll be visiting Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland at the end of May… that’s the deal we made. When you turn the […]
Travel Triumph: Finding “The One”
A good friend of mine recently got engaged and has asked me to be in her wedding (yay!). After a bridal party happy hour last week, we jaunted over to […]
Travel Fail: Daylight savings and never eat a Big Mac on a Saturday
While growing up, save from the occasional Quarter Pounder with cheese on long road trips, I almost never ate at McDonald’s. When I struck out on my own at 18, […]
Travel Triumph: Small purse, big shoes
Several years ago, while playing a bridal shower game where the participants rummaged through their purses in order to be the first to produce a specific item, I lost miserably. […]
Travel Fail: Packing light and packing white
My sister once told me that she wished she attended more parties like the one in High Fidelity where Catherine Zeta Jones and her friends all get into heated debates […]
Foreign Food & Drink: A is for Angola
During a two-week trip to Guatemala my friend Sam once mocked me by saying, “You know what would make this burger even better? Putting it on a sandwich!” It was […]
I’m here… but soon I’ll be there
Things are changing for the Shamblin household. I’m nearing the halfway mark of my first book… hint, it’s about traveling. Also, my husband is on the cusp of some very […]
Worldwide Shambles 