I visited New York’s Twin Towers for the first time in the early 1990’s. Unlike the Empire State Building which puts metal mesh between you and your view of the New York skyline, the Tower’s outdoor deck offered 360-degree views with no obstructions (especially important when you’re a pint-sized tourist). For whatever reason, I didn’t […]
Some travel locales have clearly defined “high” seasons. When it comes to a place like New York, however, trying to figure out the time of year when New York isn’t inundated by visitors might seem like an impossible task. Yes, it’s true, you’ll never find a time of year when New York isn’t a popular […]
Memory’s a funny thing. A large chunk of my PhD work was spent analyzing how and why people remember what they remember. And thinking back over the places Justin and I journeyed in 2016, I find myself marveling at the clarity with which I can recall this past year. Maybe the reason is something like Nabokov’s […]
Because some of us need to recover from the holidays. The weather outside may be frightful…but isn’t that all the more reason to consider a wintertime getaway to a sunnier locale? Prices at these beautiful places may not be at rock-bottom (you’re not the only one running from the cold); but if you’re coming from the U.S., Europe, […]
“Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.” – Nathaniel Hawethorne
“You lose sight of things… and when you travel, everything balances out.” -Daranna Gidel
“Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” – Doug Coupland
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Hellen Keller
