The Love Life of a Nomad
As I sit here on the eve of Valentine’s Day, another Valentine’s Day spent alone, save for some Prosecco and a Martin marathon, I figure it was as good a time as any to write this post. A few weeks…
Another Giveaway, Another Winner?
Last week I announced a new giveaway. In order to win you had to guess where I was going on my next adventure. After complaints that the world is too big for people to guess, I added three clues. I…
A Saturday in Rome
Since this was the second weekend that I was back in Rome and I spent the entire first weekend sleeping in an attempt to overcome jetlag, I promised myself that I would maximize my time outdoors. Since a few friends…
Another Catch Me If You Can Giveaway
It is time for another contest. I recently purchased a flight for my next trip and the person who can guess where I am going will win a coffee table book of photography from one of my favorite photographers. Rules:…
TWB: Traveling While Black
DWB (Driving While Black) is a term that most [black] people living in America are familiar with. I have experienced DWB on a number of occasions, on one even being mistaken as a black man driving a Mercedes Benz truck…
So you want to live abroad….
During my first 24 hours in Japan For those people in my life that I have known for years, I am the friend that lives abroad and is constantly traveling the world. In fact I often get emails asking me…
Winter in Puerto Vallarta
For this year's holiday season, I left a fall-like Rome and headed to blistery cold Detroit to be with family. Having not spent a winter in Detroit in five years, I have quite the aversion to the cold temps so…
Air France DTW – CDG, never again!
Yesterday, after a nineteen day hiatus, I returned to Rome following my holidays in Detroit and Mexico (post coming next). For the first time ever, I flew Air France for the first leg of my transatlantic flight. As previously mentioned,…
And the winner is…..
Thank you to the 15 people who joined in the first ever Catch Me If You Can blog contest. The basis of the contest, which launched in September, was to guess how many flights that I would take by the…
The Best 55 Moments of 2013
Why 55? Because I couldn't delete anymore. :-) 2013 was a transformative year for me. I learned a lot about myself and the world. I saw four different continents, eleven countries, fourteen states, countless airports, bus terminals and rental car…