Wanderlusty Wednesday: Normandy in Spring

A brief break in the reading and writing content today for me to reminisce on the fact that it’s been 10 years since I left Normandy, and still, it’s rare a day will go by that I don’t think of that place and my experiences there. I still think it’s the most underrated area of France to […]

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The 7 Lessons I Learned in Ireland

Hello, I’m back!

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: A Change of Plans

Remember how two weeks ago I said we’d decided to go to the Pacific Northwest for a road trip this year?

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Planning a Pacific Northwest Road Trip

I’ve officially decided on a Pacific Northwest road trip for my (woefully short) vacation this year, and I need help…

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Travel Tip: Talk to Strangers

Time for another travel essay. Today’s topic: on why you should talk to strangers while traveling. 

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The French Shrug (or, How I Almost Committed Horse-Theft)

Time for another travel essay. Today, one of the things I do not miss about France.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Sleepless in Barcelona (or, We Can Sleep When We’re Home)

I’m continuing my series of travel essays this week with a story about Barcelona, otherwise known as the city in which I did not sleep.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: A Series of Unfortunate Events (in Prague)

I’ve been reading a lot of personal essays on blogs lately, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. First up: my true-life story about why Prague sucks.*

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Where To Go?

I haven’t written about traveling in a while, mostly because I haven’t traveled in a while…

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: (Attempt to) Speak the Language

   When I tell people I lived in France, a frequent question I get is…

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