The word “tourist” conjures up nightmarish images of herds of fanny-packed folk clogging the sidewalks for cheesy photo opps and complaining loudly about locals who don’t speak English. (Can you imagine only knowing your one, native language? The nerve, am I right, fellow Americans? Oh… wait…) If neon is the new black, ‘tourist’ is the […]
Days #11,188-9: After a youth spent despising New Year’s Eve for its empty, sequined promises that never met the enormity expected of Last Night of the Year (ugh, or the Millennium… NYE 1999 was particularly horrid) my old age hath brought wisdom. The key to a good New Year’s Eve somehow isn’t good planning (this […]
Frankly, y’all, I’m a little confused by this burgeoning side career, too. But exciting things have transpired, and I kinda want to share! A few months ago, I started moonlighting as an itinerary writer at Unanchor.com, concocting ridiculously detailed itineraries for similarly OCD travelers visiting New York City. I really love writing for the website […]
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 […]
Flying terrifies me. Nothing about it feels like something that should be humanly possible. I don’t like the idea that I’m hurtling through air, miles above solid ground. I really don’t like the idea that I have no control whatsoever over the journey. And I reeeeally don’t like the idea that if anything goes wrong, […]
Day #11, 037: On our rail journey from Lucerne to Zermatt, Mr. M & I quickly learned that the miraculous efficiency of the Swiss transportation system meant we had to be equally competent in order to make our transfers. Trains are timed such that you have about 5 minutes before you miss the connection. We almost missed […]
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 […]
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 […]