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… […]
Unlike many places, where I have absolutely no idea what to expect once the airplane wheels touch down, I thought I had Belize figured out. Golden sand, scuba gear, honeymoon resorts… I got you, Belize. Right? Day #11,661: The first step in our road trip from the Belize City airport was transportation. As we drove […]
Days #11,582-3: Whaa… wait… what in the… WHAT just happened? Marrakech bamboozled me like a Tasmanian Devil in full spin. One minute I was eager & ready to explore- and the next I was flat on my butt, blinking and wide-eyed. Thank me later, Marrakech, but I believe I’ve stumbled upon your ideal tagline: “What […]
If you’ve been following my Twitter feed as of late, you might know that I’m currently in frosty NYC! To be honest, I wasn’t sure how it would feel to be back in my newly-made-old hometown. Would we slo-mo run towards one another across a field of wildflowers while “Chariots of Fire” played in the […]
With Thanksgiving fast receding in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start making your lists and checking them twice! Holiday-loving little elf that I am, I assembled a few ideas for the adventuring-types on your Nice List. If I can keep just one Pandora charm bracelet off the streets (shudder)… then my job here […]
I rarely explore new cities alone. Not because I’m afraid or because I dislike being alone- frankly (shamefully perhaps), I find myself bloody entertaining- but because I don’t take pains to make it happen. Travel somehow ends up being a group sport. When I booked my flight into Portland a day ahead of Mr. M […]
At the end of each trip we take, Mr. M & I play a question game with each other… what would you most recommend to a friend? What was the yummiest thing you ate? What one thing did you find most surprising? But my favorite question, both to ask and answer, is: What was the […]
Day #11,187: Having thoroughly wandered the city of Lisbon (I’m making the bold assumption that “thoroughly wandering” isn’t too egregious an oxymoron for you to stomach), our merry gang decided to take a day trip to the neighboring town of Belém. The standard means of getting oneself to Belém involves taking one of Lisbon’s classic […]
One of the happiest aspects of living on the East Coast is that Europe is only a good airplane deal and a 4th of July Weekend away. Iceland, in particular, was exceptionally close, and the time change meant we were able to arrive home in NYC only 2 hours after leaving Reykjavík. End result? A […]
Day #9,467-69: After 40 hours of traveling from LA to DC to Senegal to Johannesburg, the newly married Mr. M & I touched down in the city of Durban on South Africa’s eastern seaboard. It was midnight and the first time my feet had ever stood on foreign soil. My first night abroad was not […]