Not even the most vivid recollection could mask the smell, the stillness, the power of the Sahara desert which stretched around me like orange waves in every direction.
One Night in the Sahara
Desert Magic: Exploring Mines in Tecopa
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 : Defender of the Albanian Alps
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.
TEN EURO FLOPPY HAT: A SAGA
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 →
THE IMPORTANCE OF A SCARF
A perfectly selected scarf can do all of the following without raising a sweat or breaking a thread.
3 MOVIES TO WATCH BETWEEN TRIPS
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...
ONE WAY TICKET – How Traveling Will Change Your Life
I bought a one-way ticket to London. That’s how it all started.
The Cookie
That’s the powerful thing about love. It may not come to you the way you want or from the people you want or exactly when you want, but love will always come. The only control you have is whether or not to see it.
Two Weeks Notice: A Letter About Returning Home
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 →
FAACHEN ACCHEN – A Small, German Town with Big History and Well-Hidden Bus Stop
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.
Travel Like Bird 