Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

I’ve been in Vancouver for a few days now, and so far I’m very impressed with the parks and public spaces here. There are two that I especially like: Stanley park It’s the 16th best park in the world — though, based on the parks on the list I’ve been to, I think it should [...]

My parents are planning to drive west, and they can take either I-70 or I-80. I’ve driven both before, and they’re about the same to me, but here’s the thing: mom and pops want to stop for the night a few times on their epic trek, and I’d like for them to be able to [...]

I’m planning to visit the City of Vancouver in a week or so, and I’ve been researching fun things to do. First off, there’s the art. There seems to be public sculpture everywhere (by the photos, at least). Plus, there are tons of galleries to choose from (the Pendulum Gallery and the Or Gallery look [...]

I was in South Beach a month or so ago and was fairly impressed. First of all, I had no idea South Beach had such an Art Deco thing going on. Walking past some of the hotels, I felt like I was stuck in a time warp…in a good way. (This site has a lot [...]

I visited Seattle this past weekend for the first time and absolutely fell in love with it. It really does deserve the name ‘The Emerald City’–ivy was hanging off everything, and vegetation thrived on every bit of land that hadn’t yet been covered in concrete. The thing I wasn’t used to seeing was all that [...]

I went to Atlanta about a year ago, and the best part about it (besides the hilarous fact that just about every single street is named Peachtree Street) was Stone Mountain (which is actually about 15 minutes outside of the city). Stone Mountain is this gigantic mound of granite–the largest lump of bare, exposed granite [...]

The last time I was on Nantucket, my boyfriend and I discovered something we’d never noticed before–the Old Gaol on Vestal Street. It was built in 1805 to replace the original jail, and used up until 1933. It’s now a museum–unstaffed, unadorned, just sitting there with the door open, allowing you to walk in and [...]

I’ve driven west a few times along I-70, and one of the things that constantly amazes me is the beauty of Utah. I’m orignally from New England, and back home one just doesn’t see rock formations (and colors!) like those along the interstate in Utah. One of the highway’s designated viewing areas was particularly cool–it [...]