Be a Tourist in Your Own City
Depression is natural after coming home from an amazing mind-expanding adventure. My after-trip routine entails procrastinating about grocery shopping and watching movies (that I already...
Category: Shower Thoughts
The Emergency Frozen Pizza
Coming home exhausted and broke after a long trip, the last thing you want to think about is cooking dinner. Couples have broken up over...
Life is Too Short to Drink Bad Beer
That first sip of Bud Light in one’s life is a milestone often followed by the inquisitive wonder of why people like beer. As teenagers...
Is There Snow on the Ground? An Expert Tip
Any weather app can show if it’s going to snow. Finding out if there is accumulated snow on the ground can be much harder. A...
Worrying About Cents When You Paid Dollars
You’ve bought that plane ticket ($800), snagged that rental car ($35 a day) and just checked into your hotel ($150 a night). You paid some...
Bread: A Simple Travel Staple
Grab a baguette in Paris. Snag a pretzel in Luxembourg. Buy a sourdough loaf in San Francisco. Bread is the ultimate sightseeing snack between meals. It’s also...
2015: My Year in Travel
2015 was the pinnacle of my travel life. This year, I traveled the most ever by air at 20,163 miles in a single year. It might not...
Is this how to over-plan a trip?
A recent story from Humans of New York (HONY) got me thinking. The story goes: “We’re associate financial representatives—assistants, basically. We planned this vacation in the...
The Safety Burrito
“Are you going to the reception? There’ll be food.” If you have ever been obligated to have a meal at a conference while traveling, it...
My Travel Origin Story
I fell in love with travel the moment I landed at London Gatwick airport in August 2008. I had sold everything I owned and as a...
