Exploring: Chichen Itza
If there is anything we can agree on, it’s that people will always disagree. In the case of Mayan ruins, there is one camp of people…
Weekend Getaway: Playa del Carmen
One of my favorite places in the world is the Mayan Riviera, or more correctly the Riviera Maya. Located on the east coast of Mexico, the clusters…
Glamping in Big Sur
I went camping for the first time the summer after my freshman year in college. We dined on canned beans and had some mild…
¡Hola! from Holbox
I hesitate talking about treasures I find because I want to keep this place a secret, but the secret’s been out for a while…
New York Nostalgia
I came across a cache of old photos from this trip to New York ten years ago to this day, so I thought I’d take a…
Buttons and Bows’ London Adventures
November 30, 2007 Here I am again, back in London after a year and a half hiatus. It’s not that I’ve tired of it (Samuel Johnson…
Bonjour from Rambouillet
MAY 9, 2006 I miss London already. France has been swell so far, though it was cold and rainy today. The French keyboards have proven slightly…
England 2006
MAY 6, 2006 Cooped up in a basement-level Internet cafe wasn’t how I wanted to spend my last afternoon in London. But alas, after three brilliant…
Budapest 2004
September 24, 2004 Call off the search dogs, I’m home safe and sound. I’m happy to report that GoulashFest 2004 was quite a delightful odyssey. Since you…
Prague, Bratislava ’04
September 18, 2004 Greetings from Bratislava, Slovakia! Where I feel as if I stepped back in time to ye olden days of Communism and suppression of Western…