7 quirky things about living in Berlin
I’m about to fly back to America for the Thanksgiving holiday so thought I’d share some of the funny things I’ve noticed while living in Berlin as an “expat” (but please don’t call…
German movies I didn’t know were German
I recently visited the Museum für Film und Fernsehen (Museum of Film & Television) here in Berlin. The museum covers a massive range of topics on the history of cinema in Germany. I…
Do you make a travel checklist?
The following is a sponsored post by Good2Go travel insurance – a new website offering travel insurance, as well as travel tips & guidelines. My Moleskine notebook, apart from being full of all…
From my notebook, 2007-2009
Periodically, I’ll show you what’s inside by notebook. While cleaning out all my stuff, I came across some of my old notebooks from the past few years. I like to write things down….
Smithsonian art exhibit on to do lists & an illustrated packing list
I’m finding myself making lots of lists recently. Lists of friends to e-mail, of things to do, of stuff to buy. When I went to Washington, D.C. in February 2010, I visited the…
Planning a RTW trip in 23 steps
Since my travel plans are now all out in the open, I’ve had to actually start preparing for my Big Trip (that’s what I’m calling it…for now). How do you go about the…
5 Reasons Why I Want to Travel Around the World
I’ve been asked several times why I’m planning to travel around the world; what’s a good reason to travel? Everyone has a different reason to travel. Some of many, some have few. Some…
Travel blogs I like
It’s about time I did this! Check out my new Travel Links Directory. I’ve tried to include the various RTW travelers, travel writers & travel blogs out there that I’ve been reading and…
My Top 3 Travel Secrets
Well, the chain letter continues. I was tagged by Dan at Eight Hour Layover (Thanks Dan!) to give my 3 best travel secrets, based on some sort of chain that started with this…
Birthdays as Deadlines not Holidays
So my 25th birthday was on Monday. Coming up to the big day, I had been pretty worried. It felt a bit scary and I had had all these lofty ideas about my…













