Berlin, 25 years after the Wall came down
I had the good fortune to be in Berlin, Germany last week on 9 November, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall. I use the word […]
How Travel Almost Killed Me: What All Women Should Know About Flying, Birth Control, and the Pill
The words I am about to write have been bouncing between the walls of my skull for the past year. They never rest, though they do get quiet during periods […]
December in New York
Floods of people. So many people that if they were not people but drops of water falling from the sky they would lift an arc, an arc filled with assorted […]
Haleakalā: Come for the sunrise, stay for the extraterrestrial
Among Maui’s best offerings (of which, I know, there are dozens – including this) is a trip to the top of the volcano Haleakalā at sunrise. The legend of Hawaiian […]
A Tale of Six Cities
Author note: This post was inspired by an absolutely beautiful essay of the same name by Erica Ho on The Hairpin. If you are a travel blogger too, I’d love […]
Five Travel Lessons in Jurassic Park
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading travel blogs, it’s that travel blogs love to make lists. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m new here. I could tell you […]
PHOTO ESSAY: The Pope visits Philadelphia, The week before
The pope visits a city and for two or three frenzied days we receive updates on our timelines about highlights of speeches and photos of crowds. I know this, because I’ve […]
Legendary Sleepy Hollow is perfect in October
Nestled thirty miles north of the New York metropolis area lies a tiny village blanketed by a legendary literary lore. Nearly two hundred years after Washington Irving brought to life […]
I went to Graceland
Like any other average Paul Simon fan, I naturally spent a good number of years obsessed with the idea of going to Graceland. Now, I shall endeavor to spend as […]
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