I thought that 2016 was bad. This was worse — SO many times worse, universally worse. The year that will be written about forever as the dumpster fire of the early 21st century. We’re going to look back at 2020 as the year when everything fell apart. But even in the year that brought us …
This year of reading was a bit of a slow burn. For awhile, it seemed like I hadn’t read many books that truly grabbed me. Then in the final third of the year, I kept getting hit over and over with fabulous book after fabulous book! So far I’ve read 52 books in 2020 — …
2020 was all about looking for a silver lining. In a year of turmoil, I was able to find a lot of joy — and I was grateful for that. Sometimes that’s all that you can say. Here are my favorite travel moments of 2020. Crossing the Border from Serbia into Croatia It was early …
2020 was the year that travel ground to a halt for most people. While most people didn’t travel at all this year, I feel extraordinarily lucky that I got to experience as much as I did. How was I able to experience so much travel in 2020? I began the year in Cuba and was …
When I started writing my “worst travel moments” round-ups back in 2012, it was a funny and lighthearted look back at the year’s most cringeworthy moments on the road. It’s one of my favorite posts to write each year and one of your favorite posts to read each year! But before we get into the …
2019 was the year that my reading habits changed in a big way. While I’ve always been a big reader, I went into turbo-drive and broke my record of 72 books in one year! I’m currently at 79 and will probably finish a few more before the year ends. How did I do it? I …
Every year, I love looking back at the best travel moments. What were the moments that I’m going to remember for always? I write them down and document them on the site so I can always look back at them when I need a smile. I began the year thinking that I was going to …
Every year, I name my favorite new travel destinations. I love looking back and choosing the best of the best! This was a year that started off slowly, then went into hyperdrive in the summer. After getting back from a three-week trip to Italy in June, I decided to travel a LOT more and barely …
Well, you definitely can’t take the good without the bad. Every year I write about my worst travel moments to show you that you’re not immune from bad times on your travels. Travel will not solve all your problems. I’ve gone through quite a few issues on my travels: In 2012, I got my credit cards …
This year I made a decision to read 25 books by authors from countries whose authors I had never read before. I immersed myself in award-winning novels from Mexico and Chile, heartbreaking memoirs from North Korea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, juicy bestsellers from Morocco and Pakistan. It didn’t work. To my great dismay, …