I’ve always been a fan of airplanes (hence my stint working for an airline and my obsession with airplane boneyards). Thus, for those that know me, it should come as no surprise that I’ve been trying to come up with a creative way to decorate my bedroom using airplanes I made out of origami (yep,… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Paper Plane Art
Ha. Gotch ya with that title, didn’t I? No, I’m not talking about THAT first time, I’m talking about the first time you traveled abroad! What was it like? Where’d you go? How long was the trip? How old were you? I recently got asked by the folks at Divine Caroline to write a… Read More When was your ‘First Time’?
Yikes. So I’ve barely had a chance to update you on my trip to Jamaica or California and haven’t even mentioned my last great desert adventure (to a ghost town where I went on a wild donkey expedition) and now I’m leaving again for another weekend away (bad travel blogger, bad!). If you don’t hear… Read More Future Travel Plans: Camping in Death Valley and Five Days in Beijing
Sleigh riding probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Vegas (well, at least not unless the sleigh comes equipped with strippers), but while Las Vegas is located in the desert and can get to be 120 degrees in the summer, in winter it can dip below freezing. Last… Read More Taking a Sleigh Ride on Mount Charleston
So obviously Taken by the Wind is your favorite travel blog, but I can understand if sometimes you feel the need to read something else every once in a while (if for no other reason to see how much the other guys suck! Ha, I’m kidding). I figured that if we’re going to have an… Read More Travel Bloggers I’ll Let You Cheat on Me With
I recently wrote an article for The Flying Fugu about the History of Sushi (did you know that Sushi didn’t actually originate in Japan? Click and read to find out more! Please and Thank you). Anyway, as I was combing through Flickr for pretty pictures of sushi, I found Sakurako Kitsu’s photostream of clever bento… Read More The World According to Sushi: Photos of Beautiful Travel-Themed Bentos
I’m visiting my brother in Santa Cruz, California for the weekend and was reminded today about just how insane this town is. In the last 24 hours, I’ve seen: A dude walking a leashed cat A middle-aged man in a black top hat seated on the sidewalk with a sign that read “Storyteller: Chose your… Read More Weirded Out in Santa Cruz
After stumbling upon on an Apartment Therapy post about how to decorate using ABC flashcards, I had an idea to do something similar using postcards and photos from my travels. I’ve been wanting to find something to do with my postcard collection (other than framing or scrapbooking them) but I didn’t want to spend a… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Postcard Wall Hanging
While catching up on my NPR podcasts this afternoon, I came across “Bilingualism A Political Liability?” from NPR’s All Things Considered. The radio spot focused on the negative responses some of the Republican presidential candidates have received over their ability to speak a foreign language. Mitt Romney speaks fluent French and Jon Huntsman (who has since… Read More Bilingual and Running for Election? Shhh! Better not tell anyone…
I’ve been reading The Happiness Project: Or, why I spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin and came across a paragraph that got me thinking about the correlation between happiness and travel: “My research had revealed that challenge… Read More How Travel Makes People Happier
