Day #11,874 (Athens, Greece): I’m traveling in Athens a little differently than I normally travel. I’m here in Athens by myself… except that I’m not by myself. I’m really not by myself. I’m with 800 other travel bloggers who, in the name of the TBEX travel media conference, have invaded Athens like the Ottomans of […]
Konnichiwa from Japan! Or, more accurately, konnichiwa from Southern California, which presently feels a lot like Japan, as I’m elbow-deep in 1500+ pictures from recent travels. Judging from said 1500 photos, Mr. M & I ravaged the food stalls of Japan like a half-starved Godzilla tag team. One of the varieties of Japanese cuisine that we sampled was kaiseki… […]
If my recent face-stuffing trawl through Austin taught me anything, it was that food and travel go hand-in-hand. Despite the havoc it wreaks on my waistline, eating my way through a new place is one of my favorite means of exploration. To eat the local foods is to peel back layers of culture and tradition and history. […]
**Sorry for the disappearing act, y’all! I’ve been getting my learn on at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas. On the plus side, I’ve attended a ton of reeeally cool lectures, including one reviewing the use of blow darts to deliver tranquilizers. Mr. M is (rightly) nervous.** Madrid is a city made for eating. […]
Day #11,581 {New Year’s Day 2014}: Because New Years’ Eves generally find me breaking bad, New Year’s Day sunrises generally find me asleep in last night’s sequined clothing, slobbering on a mascara-smeared pillow. This, as I learned in the Sahara, is 100% my loss. (And, incidentally, Mr. M’s loss because his first vision of the new […]
My favorite ways to explore a new place are (1) to eat my way through it, and (2) to wander its streets in a rambling and intimate city tour… usually in search of more food. Day #11,532: When I lived in Manhattan, Stumptown Coffee Roasters had taken over the city, and New Yorkers were rapidly […]
I am a staunch supporter of county fairs. Although seeing how the ‘funnel cake + newborn farm animals + ferris wheel’ combo is a first place prize-winner, this may be akin to saying that I am a staunch supporter of puppies and world peace. When you hate on the fair, the terrorists win. In all […]
Day #11,402: We woke up to… sun! One way to save money in a country that’s insanely pricey- and Iceland is insanely pricey, even to us New Yorkers- is to live like the locals. Faced with a $14 per person continental breakfast at our motel, Mr. M & I fled to the town’s grocery store. […]
Y’all may have noticed that I’ve been a horrid blogger as of late. Yeah. I’ll own that one. Why the ridiculously late responses to comments and full weeks between posts? I’ve been a-travelin,’ of course! (A-travelin,’ as in I just completed my 9th cross-country flight in 6 weeks. NINTH. My meds are working overtime.) The […]
After a particularly luscious day spent in the land of hospitality, Mr. M & I had a mere slice of weekend left to enjoy in Charleston, South Carolina. Day #11,242: With only my stretchiest of stretchy-waisted leggings up to the task, I quickly decided that Mr. M & I needed to do some walking- or, […]