Tag Archives: travel
Evolution of a London tourist (and photographer)
Freshly graduated from college and traveling abroad for the first time in my life, my first trip to London — in May 2007 — found me wandering around with my family and a tiny point-and-shoot camera. I’d barely had my … Continue reading
Filed under Anglophilia, out and about
When in Bath — run like the dickens
During our madcap tour of Great Britain last April, there was a time I found myself running — sweating profusely, sprinting — through the streets of Bath, England, en route to The Jane Austen Centre on Gay Street. Traveling with … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Last Little Blue Envelope’ by Maureen Johnson
It’s been months since Ginny Blackstone left Greece without the final of a series of envelopes from her beloved Aunt Peg — a collection of instructions that took her on a cross-European adventure and got her break out of her … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Anywhere in the world: Or how I won the coolest contest ever
Just last week, Spencer and I sat chatting. A cooking show hummed in the background. I turned to him as I often do, posing Big Issue questions. “If money weren’t an object,” I started, “and you could go anywhere in … Continue reading
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Virginia vineyard hopping
When my friends Erin and Matt got married in September, they’d accounted for most things leading up to the big day — but not Hurricane Irene, who made her debut on the East Coast the very day we were due … Continue reading
Filed under out and about
