When I was younger, my family had a boat but I honestly never thought too much about it. Sure, as soon as it was warm enough in summer we’d take it out on Lake Michigan, but I didn’t love or hate being on it– I was always pretty indifferent. I guess it’s true that people take things for […]
I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but like most Americans, my only two preconceived notions of Romania involved communism and Dracula. However, probably unlike most Americans, those were both two big draws for me wanting to visit. So when I was invited to #EnjoyBucharest for a week, I jumped on the opportunity no questions asked. Romania: […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Unification Boulevard as seen from the People’s Palace in Bucharest. Leading up to the grand People’s Palace is Bulevardul Unirii, known in English as Unification Boulevard. The boulevard was modeled after the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Of course, Ceaușescu couldn’t […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Sutro Bath ruins in San Francisco. The Sutro Baths opened in the late 1800s as the largest indoor swimming complex in the world. Somehow surviving earthquakes, fires, and other natural disasters, the baths finally saw their demise when […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Japanese stone lantern on Tidal Basin in Washington DC. This stone lantern is one of two made in honor of Tokugawa Iemitsu’s death in 1651. The pair of lanterns were put on display in Tokyo’s famous Ueno Park, until […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Bucharest as seen from the InterContinental Hotel. Sadly, most of Bucharest’s historic buildings were destroyed by ex-dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who cleared the way for larger and grander buildings to be made in his honor. The neighborhood of Lipscani was also […]
Nestled amongst the 1,017 acres of Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden is truly a gem in San Francisco (alongside their Japantown). It is the oldest Japanese garden in the United States, and one of the most authentic. It’s lush greenery is primarily made up of plants native to Japan and China and it utilizes many classical elements […]
As I planned my extended trip around Europe, I knew staying in a mix of hostels was a given. Yet for some reason, planning my trip around the U.S., hostels not once crossed my mind. When I first met Hostelling International USA last fall at a travel blogger conference, I stupidly asked them if they had many hostels […]
Skoshbox is another popular monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Pronounced su-ko-sh-box, the name is a play on words from the Japanese word sukoshi (少し), meaning ‘a little’. Appropriately filled with sample-sized snacks, these boxes start at just $10 per month depending on your subscription length. Meaning, the longer you subscribe the cheaper it gets. For those who are looking for more than […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of downtown Chicago as seen from the South Loop. After what felt like an extended winter followed by weeks of rain, the weather is finally looking up here in Chicago as warmer temperatures and blue skies roll in. Luckily, that means […]