Day #11,056: No two ways about it, Mr. M & I were Bummed to be leaving our Ilha Grande island oasis. But seeing as how I’d already only allotted a day and a half to see all of Rio de Janeiro so that we could visit Ilha Grande in the first place… and how you […]
Sometime last year I read an article about how the last place people think to explore is their very own backyard. Well, not their actual backyard… their neighborhood, which is lucky for me because sadly, I don’t have a backyard. It’s somehow been scientifically proven that people take their hometown for granted. Until forced with […]
Day #10,670: We landed in Singapore at 11:30pm on the 4th of July- perhaps not your average 4th of July celebration, but at least as exciting as a firework display. Singapore started living up to its reputation as Utopia right from the start. The customs line- wait for it, peeps- moved quickly. The friendly customs agents […]
A while back, Mr. M & I were lucky enough to take a five-day trip to Paris. It goes without saying that Paris is a rich & unrivaled city: the culture, the atmosphere, the food (lawdy, the food… if you go for a week and don’t gain 5 lbs, you have Failed the Mission and […]
Day #11,055: When the morning starts out like this, you know it shall be a Most Glorious Day. Mr. M (sick with a sore throat and head cold, poor thing) & I awoke to the sound of waves rippling on the rocks below our balcony and parrots chattering in the palm trees above. Sarie, mother […]
There comes a point in nearly all of our trips where Mr. M & I run into a bit of trouble. Something that makes us pause and think hmmm… how do we get out of this one? Day #11,054: Today was that day. After adventure-squared in the Amazon, Mr. M & I had plans to […]
**This post comes in response to a request for ideas on what to do in New Orleans! I kindly ask that someone request “Fiji” so that I can go do some Very Serious Research.** When I realized that I was fast approaching the ripe old age of 30, I also realized that the Universe was handing […]
I’m not known for my stick-with-it-iveness. I crave the temptation of adventure. I collect hobbies and possible future careers (just saw a breakdancing troupe perform in the subway this morning, BOOM, wanna be a hip hop dancer. It’s a problem). As Jonathan Safran Foer said so eloquently, I feel my bones strain under the weight […]
Day #11,053: Our alarm went off at the ungodly hour of 5am. The jungle was still dark, and the first birds were just beginning to shriek when BAM! Something big hit our roof. Mr. M & I looked at each other, eyes wide and still foggy with sleep. Whatever it was scrambled around up there, […]
If there’s one thing that scares me more than losing a toe to a piranha, it’s the threat of regret. After a day spent eating grubs and swinging on jungle vines and visiting with pink river dolphins, I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling of wanting to swim in the Rio Negro. So as the sun set over the tea-colored Amazon, in I went.