New to the blog? Want to read some of the best posts without having to slog through some of the muck from the early days of the site? Look no further. I’ve compiled a few lists here to get you started.

Everyday Travel Issues

Reverse Culture Shock: A Little Perspective

A Guide to Homesickness (or how to fall in love with India all over again)

Where’s George?: the value of a dollar

Are Women Travelers in Peril?

An Unexpected Guest: how to behave when a bear comes to dinner

 

My Reader’s Favorite Posts

“Kennedy’s”: If these clothes could speak

“Have you read that article about Pune?”

Fairy Tale Cottage in Western Mass

Body-Lovin’ Full-Length Photo Challenge

Is that even legal?: America’s only upside-down traffic light

Hemmingway Drops the F-Bomb

 

My Favorite Posts

Love in High Places

A Trip to the Dentist

Until then I’ll be in India

Looking Up

Mentally Prepared, Physically Inept (or how I spent one week on the couch before trekking the Himalayas)

 

Gluten-Free Posts

Gluten-Free in Peru

Gluten-Free in India

Something Delicious in the Air: Best Italian Food in Boston

 

Top Destination Posts

Unique New York, 5 Quirky Things to do In Manhattan

Top 9 Free Things to do in D.C.

8 Little Things to Do in EPCOT

Beignets and Snowballs and Crawfish, Oh My!

5 Simple Tips to Picking the Perfect Family Campsite