Jen and I arrived in Tangier by ferry (a trip I don’t recommend making while hung over). We’d missed an important announcement about passport control, and so by the time that was sorted out and we’d been properly dressed down by Men with Authority and the Badges to Prove It, the area had cleared of [...]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 | general | 6 Comments
Two things I won’t hesitate to spend money on while traveling: good food and museums. I haven’t really shut up about the food I ate on my last trip, so I thought I’d shake things up and tell you about my favorite foreign museums.
The Tate Classic, London. Museums in London are free, so you’d feel [...]
Monday, January 28, 2008 | general | 11 Comments
This is my friend, Sarah. We like to sit around playing Scrabble, making and eating cake. She’s a pretty entertaining lady and a new world explorer so I thought, hey, let’s do an interview.
You made your first trip to… well, anywhere recently. Where’d you go?
In 2007, I made my first real trip out of the [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 | general | 9 Comments
I fell asleep somewhere in the south of France and woke up with the Italian Alps outside my window. I’d taken overnight trains four or five times before (the Marrakesh Express was definitely the most… interesting of my sleep & ride experiences) but I’d never opened my eyes to such a vastly different landscape. It [...]
Monday, January 21, 2008 | getting there | 5 Comments
Name: Justine
Travel resume: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Venezuela, UK (London), Italy (Rome, Pisa, Florence) France (Nice, Carcassone), Spain (Barcelona, Zaragosa, Madrid), Germany (twice, if you count the airport terminal as travel), various Canadian provinces (Vancouver, Quebec, Ontario) various US states (Ohio, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan…)
My Favourite Travel Photo: A group of girlfriends and [...]
Monday, January 14, 2008 | general | 5 Comments
When I got back from Italy, my sister was surprised to see I’d lost weight.
“But! Every time I read your blog, it was all about food!”
Yes, so true. I ate constantly in Italy. And what’s more, I ate dessert at least once, sometimes twice or three times, a day.
Gelato - A good gelato will [...]
Thursday, January 10, 2008 | eats | 14 Comments
Are you studying abroad right this very minute? If you are, and you want to play sort of an “Inside the Actor’s Studio” game, only, without actors or a studio, drop me a comment with your email address. I’m feeling just a little bit clever.
When I get done dying of consumption (Okay, fine. It’s just [...]
Thursday, January 3, 2008 | general | 4 Comments
