Travels With Two on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio
If you’ve ever (for whatever earthly reason) wondered about my and Adam’s worst argument on the road, what I should definitely avoid while on a trip, or my most emotional travel experience, then have I got an interview for you. Just recently, I was interviewed by travel guru Peter Greenberg about my own experiences traveling as half of a [...]
Passports with Purpose 2011
In its fourth year, the travel bloggers’ annual fundraiser aims to help non-profit Room to Read build two libraries in Zambia.
Tryptophan, Thanks and Travel
In the last few weeks, I haven’t been doing a whole lot of writing here. Instead, I’ve been writing a novel. Y’know, like one does. But for the Thanksgiving holiday I’ll be traveling again: Adam and I are heading up to Central California to go cove exploring, wine tasting and beachcombing in Morro Bay, Paso [...]
A Long Weekend in London
London is America’s gateway drug for European travel, an English-speaking opportunity to poke through 2,000 years’ worth of history, glimpse the future, then sit down with a cocktail to watch the world hurry by. However, since it’s likely that you don’t have the years it would take to properly see all of its 659 square miles, [...]
Off We Drove to Forest Grove
A few weeks back we hit the road to find ourselves some autumn fun in the Pacific Northwest. With the help of our friends, we found it in Forest Grove, Oregon, less than an hour from Portland. Between huge flocks of birds, a sake tour, wine tasting and a fine mist hanging o’er the hills, [...]
Portland, Oregon: A (Real Live) Weekend Away
Recently spent my (early-October) birthday up in Portland, Oregon, which is just about our favorite city in America. We stayed with friends, went to a book fair and a radio show taping, toodled around the city, drank wine and stuffed our faces. We wore actual sweaters and jackets to ward off the autumn chill. And [...]
Get Away with Travalo
When traveling, a whole new world of smells are part of the experience, and yet…not always welcome. I was delighted, then, to discover an ideal odor-defense mechanism: an ingenious little gizmo called a Travalo now allows me to roam the world with my favorite perfume in tow. Ahhhhh. And yay for you, I’m giving one away [...]
Utah’s National Parks: Permanence and Change
As some of you may have noticed (hey, we’re all busy), it’s the start of October 2011. Ten years ago this week I was off having a grand time with my mom and dad, exploring a remarkable swath of southern Utah. Looking back on that trip, I’m still amazed at the endurance of love, family — [...]
Romancing Jiufen
About an hour outside of Taipei, Taiwan, I was smitten (smitten, I tell you) by the historic mountain town of Jiufen. Pedestrian streets paved with stone, glowing paper lanterns, teahouses with vine-covered patios and twinkling views of the Pacific…it’s enough to make you fall in love all over again, a really long way from home.
Palms Cliff House Inn: Between the Jungle and the Sea
It’s always summer in Hawaii…or so we like to tell ourselves, once autumn takes hold. One of my favorite versions of Hawaii, the northeast coast of the Big Island, has lush and frondy jungles, windswept coves, freakishly enormous flowers, tumbling waterfalls — and the comfortable elegance of the Palms Cliff House Inn.
