The whole experience was so surreal. The darkness, the novelty, the movie-like setting gave the whole evening a dreamy quality that was hard to shake. Yet the feelings, the friendships that were already forming, the thrill of shimmying down mine-shafts and up rickety, wooden ladders, that all felt real. Refreshingly real.
Catherine's story is incredible. She's an environmental warrior, a mountain queen, a wild soul, an intelligent mind -- she recounts tales like an ancient orator and can make you laugh until you cry.
I The morning is still. The sun still shrouded by the surrounding mountains. I venture out, unaware of what's to come. How could Juliet have anticipated Romeo's sweet handshake? The streets are small and winding, the shade of their walls presses against me like a hug. Their open doors beckon me with warm welcome… enticing... Continue Reading →
A perfectly selected scarf can do all of the following without raising a sweat or breaking a thread.
As a lover and maker of cinema, nothing gets me itchier to travel than films featuring strong female leads and far-off lands. Here are three of the movies I watch between trips to keep that travel fever burning strong...
I bought a one-way ticket to London. That’s how it all started.
Today is an important day. It marks my six month anniversary with traveling. Ironically, today I am also handing in my two weeks notice. Fourteen short days from now I will be fastening my seatbelt in the airplane that will fly me back to the Land of the Free (bathrooms). Of course, I'm a whirlwind of... Continue Reading →
I was in Aachen to begin with because my brother, who joined me for a week in my travels, wanted to see the hand of Charlemagne in the Aachen Cathedral.
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