It was the perfect kind of night for a snowfall: me with nowhere to go, a warm flat to cozy up in, and a friend’s manuscript to read through–all while watching the world turn white.
Watching the world turn white.
London
Four signs you’re at lunch with travel bloggers.
No matter how grey the sky, no matter how packed the trains, sometimes London does something right. Even as the temperatures plummeted, this past weekend reminded me of why I fell in love with this city in the first place: London brings people together.
Macanese memories: In celebration of Chinese New Year.
Three days in Macau were my first on Chinese soil, and I can still remember the island’s glowing red lanterns, yellow coils of incense, sweet-smelling almond cakes, and the twisting tiled streets that led up to the ruins of St. Paul’s.
Small wonders: Five little ways I’m changing my life in 2012.
Rather than attempt any kind of radical resolution or huge adjustment, I’m making little changes to my routine each day, planning out baby steps that I hope will add up to an overall killer 2012.
Home is where you are
Home is a curious word, isn’t it? What happens as our definition of home expands? What if home can be many things? Maybe where you grew up, and where your family lives now or you live, and even where you spent three months, three weeks, or three days.
Instant London: A Polaroid tour of the city.
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” — Dorothea Lange I’ll be honest with you…I’m a little jealous right now. As we speak, the second Travel Bloggers Unite conference is getting underway in Innsbruck, Austria, and from what I can tell from tweets and photos already pouring in, Innsbruck … Read More
Moving forward vs. the amber light: Tensions of the traveling lifestyle.
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” — Anaïs Nin I watched The Prince and Me the other night. Not because I’m the biggest fan of chick flicks (although I’ll never say no to a good Hugh Grant rom-com) but, … Read More
“Just in case”: Battening down London’s hatches.
“It is ordinary people’s lives who have been harmed by these events; the independent shopkeepers who have had their premises looted…We stand beside them with a clear message that our community will not stand for this.” — Chuka Umunna MP I grew up on the East Coast of the States–a region notorious for its hurricane … Read More
London’s burning: Heartbreak in the city.
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” — Gandhi London is a big place…and it’s home to us all. I feel blessed to have called London home twice in my life now…but I’m not the only one. My friend Amanda, another American transplant from Virginia/Texas/Seattle. My friends Justin and Chris, both fellow … Read More
Starfish and sneakers: Street art in Brighton.
“Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it’ s a tool; “I’ll meet you in that pub, you know, the one opposite that wall with a picture of a monkey holding a chainsaw”. I mean, how much more useful can a painting be than that?” — Banksy Confession: … Read More