Travel Photos
Funny Photos from Jamaica
I just got back from Jamaica and was surprised to learn, among other things, that Jamaicans really DO say things like ‘Yeh, Mon’ and ‘No problem, Mon’and ALL THE TIME (it’s not just a stereotype). I got a huge kick out of it and thought the Jamaican accent sounded really pretty (musical even). It definitely … Continue reading
Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Vintage Travel Posters
These photos come from the Boston Public Library’s collection of vintage travel posters. All of them date back to the “The Golden Age of Travel” (1920s through the 1940s). Here’s an exert taken from the description on their Flicker page. “Travel agents and ticket offices during this period were festooned with vivid, eye-catching posters, all … Continue reading
The Zombie Apocalypse
Store in Las Vegas: It’s to Die for
At the Zombie Apocalypse Store, you can buy everything you need to survive the end of the world; from freeze-dried scrambled eggs and water-filters to wind-up flashlights and stun guns disguised as cell phones. Oh, and you also can buy a variety of swords, throwing knives, ninja stars and tomahawks…just in case, ya know, you … Continue reading
Photos from the Grand Canyon
This past Memorial Day Weekend, I went camping at the Grand Canyon with a random German backpacker I’d friended online and a group of people I met through a local camping club. While I was a little apprehensive about spending a long weekend in the woods with a group of people I’d never met in … Continue reading
Big News: I Have My Own Column!
Before Nicaragua or Guatemala, before I got a job with an airline or lived in Japan and before this blog existed or I even knew what the word ‘blog’ meant, there was India. And the four months I spent hauling my sweaty self up and down mountains and away from stampeding elephants and spitting camels. … Continue reading
