Well, I’m back from my trip to Spain, or should I call it Catalunya since most of my trip was within the region that has been a bit restless under Madrid’s control. I’m not well-versed enough to even dive into that discussion, so don’t even ask what I think about it because really – I don’t even know enough to… Read more »
So, I’m heading off on another adventure today. I’m sure you can tell based on the title of the post where I’m off to. I had visited Spain and Portugal a long time ago when I was in my late 20s for a “I-just-quit-my-job-and-before-I-start-the-next-one” break. (I used to do that a lot – travel somewhere in my break between quitting… Read more »
I woke up in my London hotel, sad I was leaving my new favorite city in the world, but looking forward to the next phase of my U.K. adventure. Despite re-rolling all of my clothes, I could not get my suitcase to zip shut without having to expand it. This still mystifies me because I actually threw away an article… Read more »
My final day in London dawned somewhat sunny, which was a surprise to me since the Weather.com app claimed it was going to be full-on raining all day (I also learned on this trip that the app is less than reliable in England). I scrambled out of bed so I wouldn’t waste a minute more of the day. I jumped… Read more »
I woke up in Bristol after a day of exploring the nooks and crannies of that town super excited to start the day. I was relieved to see that it wasn’t pouring rain for the moment as I intended to walk the mile and a half to the bus stop. I jumped in the shower, got repacked, checked out of the… Read more »
After landing at Heathrow and getting my passport stamped, I followed the signage to find the Central Bus Station. I had pre-booked a bus ticket from Heathrow to Bristol, giving myself plenty of time (too much as it turned out) to get off the plane, wander over to the bus station, and catch my bus. I loitered in the bus… Read more »
I’m back from my gallivanting around the United Kingdom. As mentioned in the previous post, a friend and I decided to do a Scottish adventure. And in the midst of planning how to get there, I decided that I really needed to finally experience London. Long story short, I ended up booking a frequent-flyer award ticket from my hometown of… Read more »
In my previous post, I mused on how I developed the love for travel (OK, obsession). I know I sure as heck didn’t get it from my parents. But I can’t pass by a world map or an atlas without stopping to give it a long look. When you’re a kid, the world can seem very mysterious and foreign. That… Read more »
Apologies if you’re not a basketball fan (and particularly if you’re a Golden State Warriors fan), you may want to skip this post… Although I now live in Austin, I was born and raised in Northern Ohio. If you’re a fan of professional basketball in the United States, you know that the Cleveland Cavaliers finally broke the drought of sports… Read more »
This weekend, I made the trek down I-35 to San Antonio for a long-awaited concert – Ricky Martin. I had only been vaguely aware of Menudo (the boy band he was in way back in the day); but living in Miami in the 90’s, I had grown to be a fan of his Spanish language songs. When he released “Maria” –… Read more »