Five Favorite Things: Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors) edition
Last week I promised a post about my favorite castle. Just like how a lot of things go into creating a really poor castle-going experience, the same goes for a really […]
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See Jules Review: Bedrock chic at the Jungle River Lodge
A while back my sister and I were having a conversation about the hotels we’d stayed at in our lives. Astonishingly, she claims to remember just about every room. For […]
Travel Tips & Tricks: How not to explore a medieval castle
Being an American, I, like so many of my countrymen, tend to get a little excited about castles. Maybe it’s because we just don’t really have them here – and […]
Friday’s Five Favorite Things: Under the sea edition
I try not to annoy people. I don’t whistle or hum in public, I stay to the right on escalators and I never post anything political on Facebook. So after learning […]
There are no such things as strangers, just friends you haven’t met yet… and other crazy things friendly people say (also, Olympiapark, Munich)
I have a confession: I’m not very friendly. That’s not to say I’m not nice or polite or a pleasant conversationalist, I like to think that I’m all of those […]
Friday’s Five Favorite Things: Tikal edition
A while back I added a new category to the blog called My Favorite Things and I wrote a post about Porto, Portugal. It got a little long-winded but I […]
See Jules Review: Burj Khalifa and the view from the world’s tallest building
The big Northeast Blackout of 2003 happened while I was spending a summer as a nanny on Long Island in New York. If you recall, this was a pretty big deal and […]
Travel Triumph: I go to Dubai and actually see some sights
I’m back from Dubai. Well, I’ve actually been back for a few weeks. As it turns out, I’m much better at throwing together a post when my bags are packed […]
Where I’m Headed: As in right this moment
I’m kicking myself right now because I had this grand scheme, like I always do, to get everything done well in advance, before I leave on a trip. Although my […]
Foreign Findings: It’s for the birds
A few weeks back, when I wrote this post, I mention that I have some pretty bad tales about creatures from the sky but that those are for another time. Anyway, […]
Worldwide Shambles 