Quick Bites: Citizen in Richmond, Virginia
As a food-obsessed New Yorker, it is a little difficult for me to admit that I take my city for granted all too often. Regardless of the time of day or neighborhood, when hunger strikes, I know I can wander just a few blocks in any direction and find myself something delicious to eat. It [...]
I want it all and I want it now!
It’s funny how traveling extensively around the country you live in can reshape the way in which you view your very own home. It’s like rediscovering your roots. I remember when I arrived back into Maine from driving cross country and back and feeling like I was just seeing this state for the first time. [...]
Let Me Take You To……New Zealand — Part One (the people)
It was snowing heavily outside and I’d just awoken from a fitful slumber. Our elderly campervan was parked up under the trees by a huge lake, with snow-capped mountains looming craggily out of the darkness all around us. A thick layer of ice had spread across the inside of the van, sealing the windows and [...]
Tropical “To Do” List
I may have come to terms with my temporary pause in plans to move, relocate, or travel long-term, but I still feel the need to justify the change of heart. So, here are a dozen adventures and other to-dos that I hope to take advantage of from my new subtropical home: Take the long highway [...]
I met you in Texas…
One of my favorite aspects about traveling alone is the opportunity provided to meet people. Whether I’m on a bus, in a restaurant, writing at a cafe, or wandering down a street, my aloneness somehow makes me a more approachable person. People ask me questions, say bizarre statements, tell me far too many personal details, [...]
Home Without Walls
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” – Maya Angelou Making friends has never been difficult for me. I tend to gravitate towards people. I love immediate connections of new relationships; those weeks when you’re investigating a person’s personality, trying to make sense of their quirks. I [...]
Tomorrow is Another Day
Headed out for a late night of Washington D.C. clubbing, you’re well dressed in a short skirt and fancy new shoes. Suddenly appears a young, out of breath woman with a 35 pound Gregory backpack, hat on her head and fanny pack on her… err… fanny. She’s running frantically up the metro stairs, circles a couple blocks [...]
Amarillo skies
The road was my home away from home for two months. Everything I owned went either into storage or to friends and family. I packed necessities into the back of my Subaru Outback and I was off. My cross country journey awaited me, and while I had a vague idea of a few places I [...]
Homecoming and Humble Pie
When I started this journey across the country, I had grand plans to “rush slowly,” controlling the impulse to push the speed limit and trying to appreciate even the boring aspects of the drive. This went very nicely until driving from Texas to Baton Rouge. I got halfway across the country without even a desire [...]
The Water of the Gods
I could literally feel my heart growing with gratitude. I remember thinking it was going to explode out of my chest. I was completely drunk off of the atmosphere at Norris Hot Springs, Water of the Gods, out in the seemingly middle of nowhere Montana. I was nearing the end of my 11,000 mile road [...]
