Toilet Entrapment

Bathroom etiquette can be one of the most challenging aspects of traveling abroad, yet it seems to be one of the least commonly discussed topics. Maybe writers are just squeamish…

Giant chairs

My Croatian Islands

The chilly London weather today has had me thinking back to my Croatian holiday and memories of a hot sun, clear water and beautiful islands. My office desk doesn’t seem…

Visiting (not) Thoreau’s Walden.

Visiting Walden Pond, where the famous American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau wrote his treatise Walden, or Life in the Woods—especially on a hot, sunny Saturday morning in early summer—is about…

Living Like A Tourist

Sometimes, though we love to travel, it’s just not possible.  Lack of vacation time, lack of funds, too many weddings to attend, or too much work to do can all interfere…

The Ins & Outs

While spring has surely arrived in other parts of the world, in northern Japan it is puttering along in fits and starts.  The first signs were the pale green cabbage-flowers…

Bonus Day

Last year, around spring break time, I was getting ready for a trip to the Keys to visit Grandpa and enjoy a vacation away from Boston’s grey skies.  Sun, relaxation,…

Sometimes you just have to let go

As I stood in line waiting to board the MV Explorer, I thought to myself, “There’s no turning back now.” I looked around at all the other adventurous, excited college…

Midwest Adventures- Milwaukee

Midwest Adventures- Milwaukee By Megan Milwaukee- land of Solomon Juneau, the self-proclaimed first white guy spotted in the area; Leif the Discoverer of Iceland, and of course, a town synonymous…