As travelers go, Mr. M & I are wickedly expeditious. My itineraries are the sightseeing equivalent of whirling dervishes and inspire incredulousness on tripadvisor forums (“Far too ambitious… you should consider staying in [fill in name of any town] for at LEAST five days…”). Even for us, today was Epic. We may have set a […]
I don’t know how I decided I needed to ride one of the steepest cable cars in the world. Perhaps because- like a 5lb chihuahua- I always imagine myself dramatically braver than I actually am…
Day #11,020: It’s been decided- we’re heading to Switzerland!! Somehow the stars aligned, and Mr. M & I managed a few free days around the 4th of July holiday. After an evening spent scouring kayak.com and considering destination after destination (at some point that night we were sure we’d be going to Amsterdam… then Portugal… […]
As you may or may not know, the third member of our little family is a scrappy beagle-terrier-chihuahua pound mutt named Charlie Mae. Mr. M & I spotted Charlie at a rescue while visiting family in Los Angeles and instantly knew she was destined to spend her days with us. Less than 24hrs after we […]
Moving to Manhattan from the west coast may have been more jarring than moving to a different country. I stepped off the plane into the whirling, bursting, blaring lights of Manhattan and pretty much froze with big saucer-eyes and my tail between my legs… like a poorly-dressed deer in taxi headlights. There was a whole […]
One of my favorite days EVER happened because of the Duggar family. I first heard of Pigeon Forge while watching a rerun of TLC’s “Nineteen Kids & Counting,” which- like a hot dog eating contest- I can’t stop watching because it alternately fascinates and horrifies me.
In radical departure from my usual… shall we say, verbose… style, our trip to the Galapagos is best served by pictures. Day # 9,998: While wildlife generally took center stage in the Galapagos, this was a day focused on the islands themselves. Our first stop was at the long, white sand expanse of Bachas Beach […]
Sometimes we luck out and get to use Mr. M’s travel points for oceanfront rooms and airline upgrades. And sometimes… well, sometimes we economize. Day #10,289: We economized. And I mean that in the best possible way. I should start by saying that I love tripadvisor.com more than any one person should. It’s the first […]
“Kah-lee-for-nyah?” The lone English speaker at Shangana Village in South Africa smiled graciously. “Where is this place? Is it far from here?”
Because I’m a wildlife veterinarian, an avid animal lover, and… perhaps most importantly… the gal planning our travel, many of our trips *somehow* turn out to be animal-centric. Once we knew we were headed to Southeast Asia, I immediately imagined a side-trip to Borneo. Which is how Mr. M & I ended up spending three days […]