People often think I’m crazy for refusing to check luggage. It’s not even about the luggage fees for me, I just don’t like the hassle of checking bags. Airlines often lose luggage, it takes longer to check in for a flight, and you have to wait a lot longer at the end of the flight […]
Since I do so much traveling with my friend Amanda, and she will be with me for two different parts of my round the world trip, I thought I’d let everyone get to know her a little better. Amanda and I met in the summer of 2000 when we were roommates on our study abroad trip […]
In preparation for my upcoming round the world trip, I realized I only had five completely blank pages left in my passport. Since some countries require at least two blank pages for their visa, I knew I’d need to get more pages added before my departure. Somewhat similar to the mileage run I did last year, I […]
At the end of August, Andy and I went to Valencia, Spain for a week and rented an apartment with Val and Jaime so we could all go to Tomatina, which I didn’t really enjoy. But overall I did enjoy the trip and our time in Valencia. Instead of getting beds in a hostel or […]
This is the conclusion of Tomatina – Part 1. I think I spent two minutes actually participating in the fight before I realized, what the hell was I thinking? I was already irritated with the crowd before the fight, and the messy tomatoes being hurled around just made it worse. I hated it. I told […]
In the fall of 1998, I was a freshman at the University of Georgia. I remember doing a report for my Spanish class about different festivals in Spanish-speaking countries. It was then that I discovered La Tomatina, a massive tomato fight that takes place on the last Wednesday of August every year in a small […]
Over the past 5 months, I’ve been slowly going through all my belongings in preparation for my big move to Germany. It started one week in January when Atlanta got enough snow and ice to paralyze the city for almost a week. I couldn’t get to work because it took that long for my parking […]
Andy and I got married this past Sunday, June 5th about an hour outside of Atlanta! Our families and friends came in from all over the country to celebrate with us on a swelteringly hot, sunny day. It was lots of fun but, like everyone warned me, it was all over way too quickly.
There are many things in this world that can be scary, especially when traveling. Some people are afraid of flying, some are afraid of boats. Some people are afraid of not being prepared, so they react by overpacking. What could my biggest travel fear be, you might wonder. Getting robbed? Kidnapped? Contracting a horrible disease? […]
As I mentioned last week when I revealed my plans for the next few months, I’m planning a 4 month trip around the world. I know 4 months doesn’t sound like much time for a round the world trip, but it probably only counts as a “round the world” because I will technically round the […]