It has been a long time coming for me to write a blog since my return from my European adventure. Upon my return, I fell into an emotional jetlag. I had fallen in love with people and places on my journey, and returning home…
I don’t know why people always hate on Milan so much. But I’ll be completely honest, because of this, I wasn’t expecting much either. I also didn’t expect to be so sad to leave it after a very enjoyable 25 hours. Call it nostalgia, but…
After attempting a shortcut, possibly long forgotten on the island of Taboga, I decided there had to be another way to ascend to the Crosses. I back tracked, and chose to hike the normal way, or perhaps, the backward way. Along this route I ran into…
Today I got to explore a new neighborhood in Panama City. Not only was this neighborhood new to me, but it is new to most Panamanians! That is because it is Balbao, part of the Canal Zone, which, until 1999, belonged to the United States,…
I have always been a supporter of chance; meetings, experiences, friendships. While walking to my “office” aka the Unido Café, I saw a demonstration happening in the local square of Plaza de la Independencia. Community members were gathered, chanting, huddled against the fence where government…
It always happens this way for me. It takes me some time to adjust. New life, new food, a different time zone, way of living. It takes me time. When I arrived in Rome, I slowly eased into solo travel. For the first day I…
When I first started blogging I thought I needed to really sit down and create something. So I started making lists of topics that I wanted to write about. Unfortunately, inexperience, laziness and lack of actually starting the writing process left me with long lists…
There are just some things a picture can’t capture. A feeling. A smell. Laughter. Movement. Dance. A child learning to skateboard. Today I walked around our neighborhood just before sunset. Plaza Francia was constructed as a memorial to the French effort and those who died…
Imagine; your bags packed, caffeine in your system, you arrive at the airport, bright-eyed and chipper, excited to begin a new adventure. Then you hear a most unfamiliar phrase, “You are at the wrong airport.” You probably cant. For most of us, this will never…
When we were traveling in Bali, there were many rules for types of shirts allowed in establishments. Our first lunch out, we arrived at Motel Mexicola in Seminyak, a delicious Mexican restaurant, with yummy tacos and guacamole. Karim was wearing his Bintang t-shirt, which is…
Welcome to Panama! “Bridge of the world, heart of the universe.” This is a well-known saying here. With the erection of the Panama Canal over 100 years ago, it truly is the bridge that connects worlds apart, with quicker access, saving over 8,000 miles of…
Before its too late, I must write about Seminyak and Ubud, polar opposite paradises in the magic of Indonesia. We had flown into Bali from Phuket, Thailand. One difference we noticed right away was that everyone wore helmets on scooters, versus the 50-75% of locals that…
So, in many places in the world, there isn’t toilet paper in the stall. Often you have to pay for it. Or, its placed outside the stall probably to discourage overuse. We were out and I went to use the ladies room, which had an…
If you have every lived in Los Angeles, you know about the crazy drivers. And their obsessive need to use their horns. Back when I was living in the land of traffic and smog, I finally decided to go get my California Drivers License. Because,…
You see it all around you in Phuket, especially if you are on the south side of the island. Big, white, Buddha, viewable from most points, since it is so high up. Even at night, it is lit up so you can see it from…
Last Sunday Karim and I were blessed by a Buddhist monk at the Wat Chalong Temple. We arrived to a building next to a statue of a Buddha and some animals around him, reminded me of a Thai version of Noah’s Ark scene… The first…