My Three (Girlie) Travel Secrets
One of my best friends (who I love dearly…Angie…ahem) always sends me (and other victims) these crazy ‘chain’ emails. She always begins the email by…
30 Lessons I Learned as a Vietnam Expat
I love to reflect upon my time in a place, so it’s fitting that after a year as a expat in Vietnam I sat down…
Three Glorious Years!
My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary next week – it’s amazing. I find it really hard to believe that my parents could stand…
Some Recognition!
Tripbase Blog Awards 2009 I just had an email telling me that I was selected as a finalist in a technical travel blog category in…
Alphabet Soup
Life is full of turns, twists, and curves. I recently listened to one of my favorite podcasts, This American Life, they did a show on…
Travel Ink
Check out my latest article written for The Indie Travel Podcast. It’s all about the tattoos you get while traveling. Did I get inked??? Read…
ChristmAsia!
I’ve had a few questions about what it’s like to spend Christmas in Asia, so I thought I would give you my perspective as well…
I Will Survive
Let’s take inventory. I’ve been in Saigon for two months now. It’s honestly been good and bad. Maybe bad is the wrong word…it’s more like…
Being Abroad During an Election
This was a really exciting day. I have been marveling at just how far-reaching the US Election is/was. There is a weird excitement in the…
McCain, Obama, and I; Cast your Vote
I look at the presidential candidates from a far and the meltdown of the US financial markets (as well as my own net worth) and…