Name: Jen
Travel Resume: Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Morocco, Belgium, France, Norway, Russia, Spain, Scotland, England, Ireland, India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia.
I feel kind of dumb talking about traveling to Vietnam after it was called out as an exotic third world destination on Stuff White People Like. But I’m white and [...]
Monday, March 3, 2008 | photo albums, stories | 5 Comments
Edinburgh (pronounced Eh-din-brrrrruh, obviously) was absolutely brim-full with charm. The Royal Mile, which runs from Holyrood Castle to Edinburgh Castle is lined with the expected tourist trap shops. But ducking into the alley ways (closes), we found a wealth of unusual treasures.
Edinburgh Castle was good for two or so hours of wandering, and our [...]
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | photo albums | 8 Comments
“Well, this is sort of anticlimactic.”
“Keep reminding yourself how much the stones weigh and how ancient and mysterious this all is.”
“Right.”
We looped the ring of standing stones, snapping the obligatory photos, and I wondered if any of the other tourists were feeling disappointed. Maybe it’s a whole lot of build-up, only to realize that this [...]
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 | photo albums | 13 Comments
Jane Austen, it is said, didn’t like Bath. At all. I’m sure that’s only because her mother took her there with the express purpose of trying to marry her off to someone rich and boring. It certainly couldn’t have had anything to do with a lack of lovely things to see.
Bath is terribly lovely. Everywhere [...]
Monday, October 15, 2007 | photo albums | 12 Comments
Although the village of Windsor isn’t any less commercial and plastic-coated than say, Disneyland (and I do love Disney), it’s ridiculously charming. Even when teeming with tourists. And since our pocket-sized tour guide, Roz, prepped us so thoroughly, we breezed through the castle (yeah, yeah, I get it. The Queen is loaded) and spent most [...]
Sunday, October 14, 2007 | photo albums | 14 Comments
Ten years ago (okay, well almost ten years ago), I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain. With only two semesters of Spanish under my belt, I’d never had an actual conversation in Spanish. I’d also never lived in a big city, ridden a subway, or washed my hair with beer. That was all about to change.
Saturday, October 6, 2007 | photo albums | 2 Comments
Here are a few photos from recent-ish passport adventures in Malaga, Spain and Morocco. My travel partner, Jen, took most of these, as I was still getting in touch with my photographic side.
Monday, September 24, 2007 | photo albums | 2 Comments
