Some places on this majestically overwhelming planet are grossly under-appreciated. It’s hard not to include the Usual Suspects in a Bucket List: The Amazon… seeing the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle… going on an African safari… Of course they’re incredible. But what about the lesser-known, equally impressive natural wonders that are ordained to exist in the […]
**I am alive! I felt this should be heartily exclaimed because (1) it’s a refreshing thing to affirm every so often, and (2) I completely fell off the map due to a nasty flu & subsequent internet-free travel abroad. I’ve been a bad, bad blogger, but on the upside… I am alive!** Days #11,184-85: After […]
Day #11,059: After the stunning views of Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side, Mr. M & I were pretty pumped to tour the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. Plus, I was secretly coveting another stamp in my passport. In addition to passport stamps, I’m also a sucker for accommodations that include breakfast. The Bourbon Cataratas Hotel […]
Day #11,058: Straight off a wonderful last day in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. M & I landed in Iguazu, the eponymously named gateway to the waterfalls (or ‘cataratas,’ one of my favorite Spanish words because it’s just so fun to say). The 14 mile-long network of ‘cataratas’ making up Iguazu Falls straddle the border of […]
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 #10,338… (and kinda 39): The Outback. We could see it as we descended from our jostley flight across Australia: a huge expanse of brick-red peppered with silvery explosions of desert shrubs. Feeling like Adventurers in the truest sense of the word- due in no small part to surviving the flight… I always feel a […]