The photo above, taken in Amsterdam, is courtesy of K@a. I’m going to start taking Spanish and / or German classes at the community college soon. Spanish, because it’s a useful language to know and German, because although it’s not useful, I spent 10 years and thousands of dollars studying it, so I might as… Read More 9 Quotes about Struggling to Learn a Foreign Language
I haven’t talked much on this blog about my experience working on a cruise ship, but I worked on one (or several, really) for a two year stretch after college. A few weeks ago I was asked to write a piece for the Top Cruise Ships Deals blog, 4 Lessons I Learned While I worked on… Read More Porthole in One:10 Fun Photos of Cruise Ships
Photo by Kelly Niemann Flipkey published another one of my articles, Wacky Weddings: 9 Unusual Places to Tie the Knot. What they didn’t publish, however, were the photos I’d sent, so lucky you! I’ve included them in this post. Which one is your favorite? Wedding in a Zoo Photo by Cariberry. Wedding… Read More Unique Wedding Locations
Photo by Francesca Palazzi. Today Tripbase published a piece I wrote about famous expats in Paris, What Do Van Gogh, Johnny Depp and Josephine Baker Have in Common? In the course of my research for that post, I unearthed some quotes from famous writers about their expat experiences, which I thought I’d share. David Sadaris “Life… Read More 7 Quotes about Expats and Living Abroad
At the end of July, I’ll be trading THIS…. The New York New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo courtesy of Vgm8383. FOR THIS… The REAL New York City. Photo by Tony Ratcliff. Who’s with me? Tweet