Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
It only took two weeks of being back home from Africa before I started getting restless again. Another big trip is not really in the budget right away (not to mention the struggle to get time off of work), so I had to keep it close by. I know I’ve written about it before, but…
Last weekend I took an impromptu (the best kind) trip to St. Augustine. I got a great deal on a hotel and really needed to get away. Apparently being in the same place for a week and a half is a bit much for me. The hotel I was staying at, the Casa Monica, gave…
It’s pie time! Today and tomorrow Celebration, FL hosts the annual Great American Pie Festival, so now seemed like a great time to take a break from the re-cap of my amazing African adventures and focus temporarily on things back home. What’s the exact opposite of Africa and about the most American thing in the…
I came across this gem on Someecards.com a while back and it really hit home. I’ve had a particularly emotionally taxing couple of weeks. As usual, when the going gets tough I want to run away. Can you actually run away from your problems? It’s an argument I feel like I’m perpetually in with someone. …
Ok, so this one technically isn’t travel, but it did take me from college in Charleston, SC to my current life in Orlando, FL. It also introduced me to people from all over the world and indirectly afforded me many travel opportunities, so I’m counting it. My cousin just started the Walt Disney World College…
I’ve been to St. Augustine a handful of times, most recently being this past Saturday Nov. 23rd. It was a fortunate coincidence that it happened to be St. Augustine’s Night of Lights, an annual festival and tree lighting. The entire town turned out. Some dressed up for the event. The mayor even made a speech. …
So, I had every intention of making my next post (this one) about my fabulous new Barclaycard Arrival Master Card that’s going to get me so many miles that I can fly anywhere in the world, whenever I want, but it turns out this card is somewhat inappropriately named since it may never actually arrive…
