“Getting fit” is a perpetual goal that I never seem to achieve. However, upon reflection (i.e. looking at photos from 2011/12) I realize that once upon a time I was in moderately good shape. I read somewhere that we constantly complain about our bodies when in the future we will only miss the body we…
Initial Impressions of Home Ownership
If you believe conventional wisdom in America, I’m now living The American Dream. In February, the bf and I purchased a home just south of downtown in an “up and coming” area of Nashville. What that means is that it’s not been fully gentrified and I’m hoping that we can keep it from going the…
Stupid Things I Complain About
The fact that foreign currency never fits in my wallet The lack of quality FB posts from my friends Taxis taking forever to process credit card payments Taxis not taking credit cards in the first place How people don’t seem to understand how airport security lines work
Country List
The places I’ve been: Canada China Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador England France Germany Honduras Iceland India Jamaica Mexico Netherlands Panama Puerto Rico (I know it’s technically America) Scotland Switzerland Taiwan Turkey Singapore
Travel Writing Fail
I have tried and failed to make this space a place where I chronicle my travels. But the thing is, I don’t really like talking about my travels. Part of that is because I’m actually a top secret assassin and don’t like to give a lot of details of where I go. But the main…
Liverpool
After the week in Amsterdam I made a detour to England before heading back to Nashville. My first stop was Liverpool. I took a direct flight via EasyJet and it was less than 1.5 hours. I gained an hour on the way there so arrived around 8:30. I love how small Europe is! My hotel…
Amsterdam III
I found myself in Amsterdam for a week in February and must say that I am loving it more and more each time I visit. It’s an absolutely lovely city where bicycles are king (even if that means I have to dodge them from time to time). Hotel This trip I stayed at the Courtyard Marriott…
Singapore
A few weeks ago I had the chance to visit a place I’ve dreamed about seeing for years — Singapore. I loved every minute of it (despite the crazy humidity) and can’t wait to go back. Getting There I must confess that I didn’t really know where Singapore was except for the fact that it…
Mugging
Three weeks ago I was mugged along with my bf and a best friend from college. It was dark, but not late, and we were paying attention to where we were going. There was a group of four assailants and two of them had guns. It was fast and scary and not anything I want…
Agra
Over the weekend of my visit I had a chance to explore Agra. While the city might not sound familiar, it’s the site of the most famous monument in India, the Taj Mahal. After flying to Delhi and visiting a work location, we checked into our hotel and got ready for an early expedition the…