The Eight Hour Layover

In keeping with a Cuban tradition, right after midnight, I tossed a bucket of water out the front door of the house. This, and other absurd New Years’ traditions is more…

Merry Christmas to those that celebrate! I do, and as such, I’m headed back up to New England, where the rest of my family is. From D.C., the cheapest option is to take the bus to New York City and then continue on by train. And so, I sit on the bus writing this entry. However, it made me think about the nature of Holiday travel. When I travel, getting there and enjoying what is there are usually equally important parts of the experience. more…

I was tagged to do this post by Steph at 20something travel. She was tapped by Shannon at A Little Adrift and Gray, who writes Solo Friendly. They all have great material. Since I include food and drink as one of my items, this seemed appropriate for the Food Friday post! This was started by Tripbase as a way to get travel bloggers to really bring out travel knowledge that they keep close to them. more…

This post has nothing to do with travel. I have been writing about my Grand Tour, 5 bars in Europe you should visit, and travelling the road to Santiago. Check out those posts if you’re interested in my travels. Today, I want to address my readers directly.

First and foremost, on the day the United States celebrates a day of Thanksgiving, I have to say thank you to all my readers. I could never have envisioned the blog being as successful as it is in this short amount of time. I expected to languish in relative obscurity for some time. But you guys have been awesome. I’ve had people commenting, e-mailing me, and contacting through social media. And that’s where I’d like to start. more…