“I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.” — Yan Martel, Life of Pi To the Readers of Something In Her Ramblings, I’ve just returned to Los Angeles from a trip that took me … [Read more…]
In writing about Serbia, a landlocked country on the Balkan Peninsula of Eastern Europe, I’d like to convey two points — I made it to my 50th country – Serbia! Serbia is interesting My recent travels helped me reach a personal milestone of visiting 50 countries and country #50 just so happened to be Serbia. My … [Read more…]
I can’t recall exactly when my desire to see and know the world so deeply began. I grew up exploring the United States with my family extensively on summer road trips. On these excursions my mother would have my siblings and I all write about our trip each day in a journal. Perhaps this practice was … [Read more…]
Twelve hours. That’s all the time I had to explore the highlights of Athens on my recent trip to Greece. Of course this ancient city is worthy of far more of a traveler’s time, but time is a luxury I’ve rarely had as I’ve trekked through the world, and on this trip I chose to zip through … [Read more…]
When you tell people you’re going to Memphis, one of two things happens – they either greet your statement with a blank stare, eyes glazed over by a lack of anything to say about Tennessee’s second most populous city, or they go crazy over ducks. “You haven’t to go to the Peabody and see the … [Read more…]
Living with an Italian roommate as a study abroad student in Australia cemented ideas of Italy into my mind long before my feet had ever set foot in the country. At the time Italy was such a distant dream and I was so busting with curiosity that I’d spend many hours with Alessandra walking the … [Read more…]
Note: The following is a guest post by Lea Ann Christenson On Easter afternoon I found myself being whisked from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen (bullet) train. Sitting alone in my comfortable seat, the Japanese countryside wooshed by at a speed so fast I couldn’t focus on anything in the foreground. Riding on a … [Read more…]
By the time the rest of the group loads into the green pick up truck that is to take us on our island road trip, the only seat left for me is the middle. To spend a day in Papua New Guinea, a place that pulses with natural energy, confined under a roof in the … [Read more…]
I was recently interviewed about travel and Something In Her Ramblings for a feature in Cooperatize, a company that connects brands and bloggers. Since many of you are not members, and I put a lot of my heart into answering these questions I thought I’d share it here as well. Enjoy! 1. How would you describe your … [Read more…]
My family has always loved road trips. Up and down our home state of California we’d drive, or on towards the golden cornfields of Nebraska or the wide blue skies of New Mexico, racking up the miles on childhood summer vacations. Nestled in the back of our green ford windstar mini van alongside my sister … [Read more…]