Sometimes a travel experience can be found in your own backyard. Image by Jesse Szabad. Spring is finally upon us! This time of year brings me great joy as I…
Camping, Condoms, Dirndls: 7 Oktoberfest Tips for Newbies
Samantha (center) and her flat mates at Oktoberfest! Image courtesy of Samantha Marangell. The trip started out as chaotic as it would end, complete with sleeping on floors, missed connections,…
Waylaid by a Naked Mexican
With the exception of places like Tsarabanjina, a small island off the northwest coast of Madagascar, which you can apparently circumnavigate on foot in a matter of hours, most cities…
Some Lagniappe from New Orleans
According to current travel guides and statistics, New Orleans is one of the top ten most visited cities in the United States. According to the “Rae on the Road” travel…
Travel kids, unite!
Asheville, North Carolina is the mecca for the wandering soul in America. In my extensive travels around the United States, there is no other place that welcomes the travel kids…
Milwaukee: The City with no Sandwiches
. It’s 2pm and we’re famished. My fiance and I are walking up and down the streets of Milwaukee looking for a bite. First of all, it feels like the…
Megan’s Top Ten of 2010
As challenging as 2010 was, I experienced some amazing things as a Go Girl. I celebrated one year as a writer for this fantastic online magazine with our year anniversary…
Breztels and Katrin
Maybe it’s recent beer talk amongst friends, or rehearsing the Brahms’ Requiem (complete with German pronunciation lessons), or maybe just a nostalgic desire to cuddle up with a dear friend,…
Beer
I was a bit surprised to find out that beer is the most widely imbibed beverage after water and tea (thank you wiki), but after my visit to Seattle, I…
35,000 Dobras
By Beth “35,000 dobras????” Kilson looks at me in disgust. “Can you believe that?” I’m out getting beers with Kilson and his cousin and they are in absolute shock over…
'I'm a jelly donut' and other Berlin adventures
‘I’m a Jelly Donut’ and Other Berlin Adventures By Megan Berlin was so good to me- from the funky hostel (see my previous hosteling post) to the bicycle tour, hippos…
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…