Five Thanksgivings, eight countries, no Lions
This will be the first Thanksgiving in six years that we haven’t left the country. Not that I have anything against this country (well, actually, now that you mention it […]
One year ago I won the lottery.
One year ago I won the lottery. Ok, not really, but it felt like it. Juggling a full-time job I just wasn’t into with an ever-growing load of freelance writing […]
A word is worth a thousand pictures: Why my Instagram (and Facebook and Twitter) are going dark on my next trip
When did I start needing my friends at home to tell me I’m having a good time on vacation? Travel changed for the worse when I tucked a brand new […]
Joining the pizzarazzi
We have paparazzi here in these United States (you know, for reality TV ‘stars’ and sports figures and such), but remember, it’s an Italian word. Here’s a new word: Pizzarazzi. […]
Vernon Lee, will you haunt me?
What does haunting mean? Can it be the words of a writer a hundred years ago who expresses so beautifully the thoughts you hold yourself? The passionate feeling for places […]
Maybe I don’t want to live in Paris
I want to live in Paris. This is my dream; has been for years. I feel incomplete, like a limb, or at least a major digit, is missing when a […]
I live in Lonely Planet’s #1 travel destination for 2013 (Louisville)
I used to go into major funks when I’d come home from a trip. Often I’d quit a job, move towns, or otherwise disrupt life because my hometurf was so unsatisfactory. I […]
