Madrid – Day 1

As much as I love traveling, I really hate the 24 hrs before departure. The stress, anxiety, and hassle of just getting there is pretty much the least fun thing ever. But once I’m at the airport about to board …

Rt. 66 to Las Vegas

We woke up feeling far better in the next day. I was just about back to normal, all but devouring my leftover pasta bowl thanks to a surge in my appetite. And it’s just as well, because there’s no room …

San Francisco – Day 1

After 3 hours of sleep, my alarm went off at 4:11am. Yes, it was as painful as it sounds. Yes, it was totally worth it! We had a car waiting outside for us at 4:45 to take us to JFK …

London to Zurich

I had lofty goals for my last day in London: I wanted to return to the Tate Modern, maybe check out a church or wander around Westminster Abbey. But what did I do? I frolicked around the city, got some …

London – Day 1

I had 75lbs of checked baggage in 2 suitcases… for TWO WEEKS of traveling. This is completely unacceptable… but what can I say, I like having options. And about 20lbs of it was my air mattress and bedding (that’s right, …

Milan – Day 1

I’M IN ITALY!!! The nervousness has officially disappeared!

Landed at Malpensa at 2:15 and suddenly found myself alone amidst a bunch of Italians. Wow, I don’t understand what anyone’s saying… I just pick up keywords. Ah well. The view from …

(More than) halfway there!

I’m at London Heathrow airport. It was a quick flight; even though we left an hour late, we almost landed on time. I slept for maybe an hour total. I watched movies on my personal screen:

Music and Lyrics: super

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Leaving for Italy

Here I am, about to embark on another crazy journey. I caught the 3:30 train in New Haven to take to Grand Central, then took the subway into Queens to get the AirTrain to the airport. The whole process was …

Lady Elliot Island to Hervey Bay

I spent my last morning on the island on the lagoon beach, reading in the shade. It was glorious and boring, but so relaxing. The beach was fairly crowded – there were maybe 10-12 others sunbathing or snorkelling. Which is …