I was sitting in the hostel bar recovering from my volcano hike when I saw you walking down the street, backpack in tow, wearing Teva’s, khaki shorts, and t-shirt–the uniform of the Western backpacker. In my six weeks in Antigua, I’ve seen literally hundreds of guys, dressed just like you. At this point, it’s a…
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The Summer I Traveled Solo
At 19, I made my first trip across the Atlantic. It was to England; nowhere particularly exotic, but for my first trip out of the country, just the right amount of exoticness. At that point I hadn’t even been in 10 US states, so I was EX.CIT.ED. I was originally going to go with the…
Those Adventures Involving Strangers
I am trying to live my life in a state of gratitude. Some days are easier than others. And sometimes, when I think about the past, I realize how truly grateful I am. No traveler lives completely in a vacuum when traveling. I suppose it is possible to travel somewhere and so strictly follow a…
That Adventure With Dracula
The second post in my series of haunted places…[in case you’ve missed it, I’ve featured cemeteries and other final resting places earlier this month]. This week it’s a story from a little place in Romania… A story [based in history] Once upon a time, there lived a prince in a kingdom called Wallachian. He was no…
That Adventure Involving Semmelweis
Medical Museums I graduated nursing school last year and as a flashback to that time in history, I’m dedicating the month of October to my fascination with all things nursing, medical, and otherwise health related. First up in my orgy of medical museums and such is the Semmelweis Museum in Budapest, Hungary. I feel bad…
Someday
We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. …
That Adventure Involving Penicillin
Apologies… more science feel free to skip if science bores you, but I think it’s fascinating… What do you thing the most important discovery of the 20th century was? Flight? definitely an important one, especially for us travellers. Einstein’s theory of relativity? Sure, it’s important, but how often does the average person use it….
South Carolina State Parks | Jones Gap State Park
Well, that was unexpected ‘Oh thank God, I made it’ was my first thought when I reached the top of Rainbow Falls at Jones Gap State Park two hours after I started. To be fair, I stopped a lot, took a lot of snaps, and played with all the friendly puppies that crossed my path. It…
SC State parks| Kings Mountain State Park
In May 2016, I embarked on my first overnight hiking trip since the breaking of the bones almost exactly one year prior. I have a tendency to take to the woods whenever life is throwing me curve-balls, and lately I’ve been striking out on all cylinders. I first visited Kings Mountain in August 2015, after…