Monday, June 30, 2014 marked one full year on land after ships. It’s a day I honestly didn’t know if I would ever see. One year ago I was completely overwhelmed. I had accepted a job on land, five hours from my family, and I had three weeks to put […]
I thought for sure I posted this video here two years ago, but I couldn’t find it today. In honor of the Cannes Film Festival currently taking place, here’s the video that Andrew Kamphey and I made when we were there a couple years ago. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/RvSDTS4SL_E&source=uds
I thought for sure I posted this video here two years ago, but I couldn’t find it today. In honor of the Cannes Film Festival currently taking place, here’s the video that Andrew Kamphey and I made when we were there a couple years ago.
Yesterday morning I posted on Facebook that I was off to Europe. Sorry to those of you who feel tricked, but I was really off to “EU in the US.” The EU Embassies hold an open house on the Saturday closest to Europe Day (May 9). I’d never been in […]
Cheese. That was all I knew about Wisconsin when I started on this trip. I like cheese. The transitive property says I would like Wisconsin. I don’t typically like places that are rainy and cold – but I’m sensible enough to know that this may not be the normal weather. Despite […]
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Arizona. I’ve had some great times. I’ve seen some great stuff. But it’s certainly not one of my favorite places on earth. The dichotomy starts as soon I get off the plane – I have a love/hate relationship with the Phoenix airport. […]
Since I’m currently flying back from my second trip to Seattle this year, I guess I should tell you about the first. My first Seattle trip of 2014 was actually my second time here. I visited a couple years ago. It was a whirlwind trip – true to form of […]
I’m so glad January is over. I was really looking forward to 2014. 2013 was pretty rough for me. I experienced some great things last year, but the lows were just as low as the highs were high. At the end of 2013 I felt like I was finally in […]
The post you’ve been waiting for! Or not. Actually probably not since I’ve never done one of these before. A friend of mine recently published his review of everything he watched and read over the year and I decided to give it a try. This exercise has led me to […]
Shortly after my arrival to NatGeo I was told about an upcoming event that would be moderated by Ann Curry. I grew up with the Today Show. Ann Curry gave me the headlines everyday during junior high and high school. Needless to say, I was excited that I might be […]
This blog needs a new title. It all started when I was traveling with the Silver Ring Thing and sitting on a bus for over 100 hours a week. I unofficially changed the name of it to “The Atlantic Ocean Lots Traveled” when I began sailing with Royal Caribbean. I […]
Last summer I read a bunch of articles on how to become a travel writer. To be honest, I found it so discouraging. I thought I was a travel writer or at least was almost a travel writer. But according to all of these articles I was doing it wrong. […]