One of my best friend’s from college moved to Palm Springs last year. I’m planning on driving down there tomorrow to visit and celebrate Halloween with her and her boyfriend. I’m not sure what we’ll do while we’re there, but there’s been talk of driving her pimped-out golf cart in a parade and I just googled… Read More Future Travel Plans: Palm Springs, California
A lot has been written on the subject of travel tunes. World Hum created a list of the top 40 travel songs and not to be outdone, Matador created their own list of 30 songs and later added 25 (non-cliched) travel songs. Taking it a step further, Girl, Unstoppable then chimed in with a list of… Read More 7 Soothing Travel Songs Great For Chilling Out To
Since the beginning of mankind, people have packed up and moved to avoid famine, warfare, religious persecution or (these days anyway) tanking housing markets. But when considering places to relocate, most people don’t think beyond the borders of their own country. When looking for a retirement destination, for instance, most people think “Florida” and rarely do they ever consider “Lithuainia”. But perhaps they’d… Read More Which Country Best Matches Your Personality?
“If you could chose three adjectives to describe yourself, which ones would you chose and why?” Ah, a tired, clichéd question and standard favorite among job interviewers the world over. How many of you have been asked that question before? And what did you say in response? Well, if you’ve ever been to a job… Read More Dear America, Stop Trying to Change Us! Love, an Introvert
I promised myself that I wouldn’t travel anywhere until I’d found a job and somewhere to live and paid off my medical and credit card bills. And although it hasn’t been easy (I had to turn down a free trip to Los Angeles last week), so far I’ve remained true to my word. To be… Read More Future Travel Plans: Germany?
I Live in a Dollhouse by Himitsu Photo Source “You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right.” ~Maya Angelou They say that in times of stress and uncertainty, we tend to gravitate towards what’s comfortably familiar. By “they” I mean of course, my mom,… Read More Homeward (Re)Bound
The following are some of my favorite travel-inspired video clips. I’m sorry they’re so small! I have no idea how to make them bigger… Enjoy. : ) The English Teachers Series This is the first episode in a series that centers around English teachers in Japan. I love the Neville character. He reminds me a… Read More Travel Videos from Around the Web
It’s been interesting to read the comments people have left on that article I wrote for Vagabondish. While the article was entitled ‘What It’s Like to be Female and Foreign in Japan’ (foreign as in non-Japanese), the focus of discussion has strayed from the topic of a western woman’s perspective on dating abroad and zeroed… Read More Are North American Women Really THAT Bad?
From the ‘utterly useless souvenir’ category comes the following: scented clocks, clothing for your wine bottle, leis made out of dog-biscuits and a duster shaped like a hula dancer. I can only imagine the tough time someone must have had trying to come up with ways to market these…Judging from the dust that was collecting… Read More Would You Buy These? The Hawaiian Souvenir Edition
I guess I could always try to make a living as a treasure hunter… I’ve been in Hawaii for six days now and haven’t found a job yet. There aren’t very many available and the ones that are, I’m either unqualified for (Korean egg donor) or I’m not yet desperate enough to apply for (golf… Read More If I Don’t Find a Job in Hawaii…
