For a long-weekend every summer my family stuffs the car full of tents, camp stoves, tarps, food and booze and heads north to whatever campground we’ve chosen for the year. We camp with three other families and the selection of the campsite used to rotate among the adults–that is until the infamous “parking lot camping” … Continue reading
“Bear, bear, bear!” I had shouted at my sister earlier that weekend as she unceremoniously dumped orange remains from the cutting board onto the dirt at our camp site. The English language failing me, it was all I could instinctively verbalize. She rolled her eyes, kicking dirt over the spot where the smelly bear snack … Continue reading
Last week I asked readers to share stories about things they’ve left behind on their travels. From the intentional to the not-so-intentional, their replies ran the gamut from post-it notes left carefully placed in a stranger’s path to entire suitcases forfeited to a hotel employee in China. We’ve all had to let go of things … Continue reading
I stumbled across the “Dear Life” letters on So Many Places the other day and fell in love with the concept. Kim asks that we take just a few minutes out of our days to write a letter of gratitude back to life. To appreciate the things we’re thankful for and to share those sentiments … Continue reading
If you hadn’t noticed from the recent posts on my blog bearing the familiar red patch, I’ve found myself totally engaged in Yeah Write these past few days. The weekly challenges give me a community of writers to get feedback from and offer feedback to, and the challenges posed in 31 Days to a Better … Continue reading
We’ve all accidentally left things behind on our travels: that nice new pair of sunglasses that are sitting on the desk in the hotel you just checked out of, the cellphone you left in the bathroom of that sketchy restaurant, the credit card you must have dropped at some point during your walk. It happens … Continue reading
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a post about some of my favorite blogs and bloggers. And this week I’m done being selfish, I want to share some of my favorite posts from the world this week with all of you. From the birth of a new prince in England to the 109th … Continue reading
More than 2 million passengers board 30,000 flights every day in the United States. They are the people we stand behind in line, the people we roll our eyes at for fumbling with their belt before walking through the scanner, the people we squirm to avoid bumping arms with during flight. And once in a … Continue reading
Despite the fact that the median household income in Washington, DC is $59,290 (nearly $7,000 more than the median household income in the US: $52,762), it turns out there are lots of free things to do here. Our day on capital hill was spent witnessing the birth of a bill, looking at paintings by Nelson … Continue reading
Sitting on a bench on the third level of the Holocaust Museum, I took a moment to regroup. Certainly, I expected the museum to be a difficult experience, but on some level I thought: I’ve seen this all before. I’ve read about this in history classes, watched videos for research projects, and flipped through hundreds … Continue reading
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