This past weekend I went to the Aero Theater in Santa Monica to see 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of those classic films you’re supposed to see but very few…
When planning a trip to Italy, Milan may not be the first place that comes to mind as a not-to-be-missed destination. Though the city, Italy’s second most populous, serves as…
Now that I live in Los Angeles, it's been fun to discover what weekend escapes lay within my reach. Whether I've called the vibrant streets of Madrid or the rainforest…
I don’t have too many regrets about the time I spent living in Europe, but as I get further and further away from that magical year when I visited 25…
On a brisk wintry day I pedaled through dampness and pending darkness, racing against the clock, or rather the setting sun that hid behind thick clouds, to make it to…
I couldn’t just sit in my hotel room upon my arrival to Port Moresby. I seemingly had every reason to do so. The 21-hour journey from Los Angeles through Brisbane…
As our aircraft reached the island I listed back and forth in my seat, brimming with excitement about flying to Cuba, glued to the window, peering out from behind the…
Grey skies threaten overhead as I stand beneath the black wrought-iron balcony of a stately brick home on Royal Street. If New Orleans is a city that unfolds itself in…
While at times some of my friends and family may think I live on the road simply wandering wherever looks appealing next, this has never been the case. My travel…
Right about now I’m wishing I was back in Ireland, in that peaceful land of rolling green hills, twisting towns and rollicking conversations. While living in Spain I had the…
