My sister has a dirty mouth
Okay, so her language isn’t really all that bad, but just look at what she’s eaten. I mentioned the cockroach cuisine in yesterday’s post and afterward she sent me the […]
Tag Archives: travel
Travel (blog) Fail: Lots of beginnings without any endings
When I was just six years old, I got my first diary. It was a Ramona Quimby diary with lots of writing prompts aimed at bringing out the creative genius of your average […]
Friday’s Five Favorite Things: Artwork on Guatapé’s buildings edition
I’m so stir crazy! Sometimes life just doesn’t do happy mediums. I’ve spent the last few months bored out of my mind, physically unable to do very much because of my […]
Foreign Findings: Shot nerves and street performers
I once saw a street performing fire dancer in Nicaragua get burned. I want to say she was maybe European and she was probably just bumming around Central America as […]
The (extremely complicated) second tallest building in South America
Next, the woman behind the counter asked for 3,000 COP each (about $3 total) and again pointed upwards saying, “Observación” and waved us toward the metal detectors.
Umm… “Sí?” and also, “¿Qué the hell pasa?”
Extra Snapshots: Dubai edition
I’m feeling a little sad and a little jealous this morning. Before the sun was up, I took Andy to the airport. He won’t be gone long – just three […]
Foreign Findings: One souk, two souk, old souk, new souk
As you might have guessed, the fact that I’m growing two little human beings inside of me (both girls!) means that I won’t be traveling any time soon. Still, even […]
Foreign Findings: An experiment in the way we travel
This post is about our recent jaunt to Jamaica, not about Nicaragua… but I’m going to open by telling you about a conversation that took place years ago between my […]
Where I’ve Been: My take on our quick trip to Jamaica (aka the babymoon)
There are several things I’m hoping you’ll forgive about this post. The first is the use of the term, babymoon. I think this term, which signifies the last vacation before […]
Friday’s Five Favorite Things: About the romance of travel
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d put together a list of the five most romantic parts about traveling with someone you love. For all of you out there […]
Worldwide Shambles 