Year End Review: Goodbye 2012
I cannot believe that today is the last day of 2012. It seems like just yesterday I wrote my year-end post, reflecting at all of the travel and life experiences that I had in 2011. It seems like just yesterday…
Holidays 2013: “Where are you living now?”
Spending the holidays in Detroit is something that I look forward to every year. In the last 28 years I have only missed two Christmas's with my family and I vowed never to do it again. I love catching up…
Paris is that you?
This time tomorrow I will be in Paris!! There will be a lot of wine drinking, baguette eating, dancing to good music, laughing with good friends, and trying to find a job so that I can finally move to the…
The Return
After two months of gallivanting around the US, the time finally came (after a delay of my Italian work visa) to head back to my real life in Rome (read: work). As always, and since airlines want to charge whenever…
Cultural Differences: Random Musings with Strangers
Traveling and living in so many places, I often notice little things that are different from the United States. One thing that I get a lot of at home is random interactions with strangers, be they short fun conversations in…
Weather Delays, Lost Time and 12 hours of Stress
Today I boarded the 12:05pm Delta #1948 flight from DTW to LGA. Having to run several errands this morning related to my Italian work visa and packing, I made it through security after two tries and headed to the gate.…
Apps I can’t live without!
Apps, apps, and more apps. When I first got my iPhone in 2007, I don't think the world knew anything about "apps". Now I am sure the App Store has nearly a billion on offer. So how do you determine…
What to Wear When Traveling
Since I spend a ridiculous amount of time in airports and on planes, I have clear ideas about what to wear when traveling. Sometimes my outfit choice depends on where I am going, how long the flight is, and whether…
One month and a lot of flights!
If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, you know that during the last month I have been hopping from plane to plane and city to city. Below is my past itinerary and a picture to boot! Muscat, Oman…
35 and counting…
A few weeks ago a friend and I were chatting about travel and wondering who we know that has been to the most countries. She tossed a name into the debate and we discovered that he had been to less…