If you’re sitting in some cafe in Haight-Ashbury and wondering to yourself where all the hippies have gone (like the REAL hippies, not the third-generation-urban-outfit-wearing posers), well, I have an answer for that: Guatemala. While Guatemala doesn’t even register on most people’s radars (“like, is that a city in Mexico?” – is the usual question… Read More The Hippies in Guatemala
I’m beginning to realize now that when a Guatemalan says that we’re going for a walk and that the walk will be easy and only last an hour, what he really means is that we’re going on a two-hour-long vertical climb up the side of the mountain. And that the climb will be anything but… Read More The Height of Entertainment in Guatemala
I could show you pictures of the crumbling Spanish colonial churches or the view of the volcano from the famous Arch of Santa Catalina, but that would be like visiting Paris and showing you a picture of the Eiffel tower. Lame. So here are some photos of the McDonald’s instead. Even as touristy as this… Read More Fast-Food Chains in Antigua, Guatemala
Yesterday I hiked four miles up an active volcano. In the pouring rain. And during a lighting storm. It was one of those experiences that you only appreciate after it’s all over and you’re back in the safety of your apartment; warm, dry, comfy in your pajamas and drinking a hot cup of tea. Because… Read More The Hike from Hell
I know you guys would probably prefer to hear about my (mis)adventures in Guatemala than about my trip to Hawaii, so I won’t bore you with the details of my middle school reunion or days spent at the beach. But I’m seriously considering moving back whenever I’m finished with Guatemala, so I figured that it was worth… Read More Six Days in Hawaii
3 – Number of hours I spent in the car (driving to and from the airport) 17.5 – Number of hours I spent in various airplanes 7 – Number of hours I spent waiting for my flight (in three different airports) 27.5 – Number of total hours I spent in transit 48 – Number of… Read More 48 Hours in Puerto Rico
A lot has happened in the last three weeks. 1. I worked 112 hours over a 10 day period. Two of those days I worked 17 hours straight. 2. I bid farewell to my mid-twenties and celebrated my 27th birthday. 3. As a birthday present to myself, I went to Colombia for a week with… Read More I went to Colombia! And other news…
So I didn’t go to Aruba. Or Bermuda. And I didn’t go to Antigua to visit my college roommate. Or to any of the other places (besides NY) that I’d originally planned to visit when I first decided to take an imprumptu mini-vaca somewhere tropical. No, I went to Cancun, Me-he-Ko! Which in America is… Read More On Why I Went to Mexico
My dad and I at a Cinevegas party at the Palms The Bad Idea that was my move to Vegas wasn’t entirely a waste of time because I got to attend the film festival Cinevegas (think Sundance, only smaller). And it was fun to pretend for a weekend that I was rich and famous. My… Read More Bowling in a Hotel Room in Vegas!
My week in Hong Kong was spent shopping and eating in street markets in Kowloon. That probably explains why I came home with a suitcase full of knockoff designer handbags and sneakers, multiple pairs of plastic ‘made in Hong Kong’ three dollar heels and…food poisoning. I won’t bore you with photos of skyscrapers, butterflies and… Read More Hong Kong, You’re Hilarious