Fighting with bats: Adventures in late night bathroom use
When one is sleeping in the village, the thing you dread most is waking up in the middle of the night and having to use the bathroom. The reason this…
Village Life
Whenever I visit Uganda, I inevitably end up in "the village" as this is where my mother is from. She is from a small village outside of Masaka. The first…
Five things that struck me upon arrival in Uganda
1. Entebbe is really far from Detroit. I travel, A LOT! Having not been to Uganda for eight years, I forgot how long the distance between DTW and EBB is.…
Starhotels Michelangelo Florence – Beware
I rarely stay in hotels when I travel, but when I do I use Hotwire (though Air BNB has become a solid contender), which I wrote about back in 2009.…
Eating Detroit: Vegetarian Restaurants
I have been pescatarian (no meat, but seafood) for nearly a month now. I started doing it as part of a 30 day challenge that I put myself on. I…
Eating Detroit: Rodin. A Taste of France?
Thursday night my childhood friend and I made plans to go to dinner. Oddly enough we both suggested Rodin, a new French inspired restaurant next to the DIA. I spoke…
Spa Mariana – Birmingham, Michigan
It is that time of year again, Spa Week (April 15th - 21st). I am not sure how often Spa Week actually occurs, but this is my second time taking…
Eating NYC: Wafels and Dinges
Following several hours at Agave on a Saturday afternoon in NYC we were hungry again. A mission for ice cream ended at the Wafels and Dinges food truck. I proclaimed…
Eating NYC: Agave
Late on a Saturday afternoon, my friend Lana and I were searching for brunch which we found out doesn't really exist in Chelsea after 3:30ish. In search of an afternoon…
Eating NYC: S’mac
During my ten days in NYC I tried many new restaurants and another one I fell in love with is S'mac. I am a macaroni and cheese connoisseur and as…