LIFESTYLE Half Marathon Confessions: What Made Me Reflect on Every Mile! Posted on May 23, 2014May 19, 2024 Did You Run the Whole Thing? I gasped and took a deep breath. What an odd first question to ask someone who just told you they ran a half marathon. No, how was it? Did you have fun? Not even a, why? Any of them is a valid question. I… Read more
MILITARY RELATED From First Slap to Last Pinch: Military Spouse Life Shaped My Global Adventures! Posted on May 10, 2014October 31, 2024 Behind Every Uniform: The Story of Military Spouses Born into a world where traveling and the military are intertwined, the essence of service courses through my veins. From the tender moments of my infancy at Ft. Meade’s Kimbrough Army Hospital, where I received my very first slap on the rear,… Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Traveling the Good Food Highway: Our Favorite Foods Around the World Posted on April 30, 2014June 28, 2024 Good food is always a part of traveling. Food unlocks unfamiliar frontiers. I’m convinced that food just tastes better when I travel– whether it is across the pond or across town. We take our tastes buds along with our cameras and our guidebooks when we travel the good food highway. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Why Wine Collecting by the Case Makes Sense in Germany Posted on April 25, 2014June 27, 2024 I noticed a bottle of Riesling from my stomping ground– Mosel Valley It cost $70. I couldn’t believe my eyes. This was something I drank for less than $10 when I lived in Germany. I dusted it off and put it back on the shelf where it belonged. I love wine, but I ain’t crazy. Read more
LIFESTYLE Dead on the Autobahn- How I Killed My Husband’s BMW Posted on April 25, 2014June 9, 2024 BOOM and a puff of smoke. Was that us?? A moment later the car died on the side of the road. I coasted the once mobile BMW down the hill and off the autobahn near Saarbrucken. Get out of the car I screamed at the top of my lungs– to… Read more
PLACES How to Road Trip 3 East European Countries with Girlfriends Posted on April 8, 2014December 25, 2024 After 3 whole days of partying, sightseeing and goulash in three different countries—jamming to YMCA in a Vienna taxi, a dance off in a Budapest nightclub and photo-bombing a bride and groom on the cobblestone streets of Bratislava, yes Bratislava, we hadn’t heard of it either. Now we were finally feeling the affects of what will henceforth be referred to as the Rock Star Weekend. Read more
LIFESTYLE How Rome Made Me Ready for Study Abroad at Oxford Posted on April 8, 2014June 27, 2024 On a whim, I entered an essay contest in my final year of college to attend the University Oxford. And I won. Initially, I thought having Oxford on my resume would open doors to me upon graduation. While I’m sure it didn’t hurt, the doors it opened weren’t necessarily career oriented. Read more
LIFESTYLE My Roman Holiday: Why You Should Always Apply to Study Abroad Posted on April 8, 2014July 28, 2024 My Roman Holiday: Why You Should Always Apply to Study Abroad In the spotlight for the past 3000 years, Rome, Roma, also known as the Eternal City, is a lively city with reminders of its past around every corner. You will encounter the glories of Ancient Rome, medieval and Renaissance… Read more