There are those moments, when you travel, that stay with you. These moments are hard to explain. It’s more than just seeing or doing something – it’s a feeling. A feeling that sticks with you for the entirety of your life. When you talk about your travels and you try to express these moments to…
Geneva is a lovely city perched on the shores of Lake Geneva on the border with France. Its population of just a little under half a million has an international flare to it, with many folks from other parts of the world due to the high concentration of world organizations being head quartered here. The…
My stomach is in knots. I’ve done this before, traveling abroad. And I’ve traveled for an extended period before. But, this time feels a bit different. You see three years ago I took off for what ended up being 14 weeks. I wasn’t sure how long it would be, but three to four months seemed…
As we prepare to go abroad for a research trip in Europe, we’re reminded of some of the little things that we love about traveling to other countries… One of my favorite things to do while traveling abroad is to go to a supermarket, a grocery store. I become a local as I shop…
This happened to me. Once. From the guy I lived with who supposedly loved me. Yeah…it hurt. And 6 years later after our breakup (and 7 after said incident), it still pisses me off! In 2005 I had met a lovely Irish woman in Granada, Spain. We spent the day together, discovering we had a lot…
Has this ever happened to you? You travel to a city or town and you eat at a great restaurant. You don’t exactly remember the name, but you have a vague notion of where it is. You return to said city or town and try to find this restaurant. But, it remains elusive. Then you become obsessed…
