https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10979264 I had one final night, alone, in Naples, Italy before I headed to The Baltics.  I walked in the door of my hostel to find a flight of stairs going down with no elevator in sight.  Dead on the top step was a giant cockroach.  It was evident that I was back on my... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10949595 My bucket list has ‘do one thing every year that scares you to death’ listed on it.  It’s no secret that I’ve checked that off for 2022 already, but on our day trip to San Marino, I got to check this off yet again. We had a 5:26 am train to Rimini, which is... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10914270 Slovenia was the fresh of breath air that I needed after a few difficult days in Dubrovnik.  My feelings of being trapped and a total loss of freedom were so quickly restored and I was getting my travel adrenaline back.  I did get some rest on my down days in Croatia too, which certainly... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10889335 A few years back, Tony and I walked across the border from Belize to Guatemala.  I remember so vividly the bridge that we were walking under just inside the Guatemalan border when we passed a mother pushing her roughly eight-year-old child in a wheelchair that was four times too big for her and looked... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10867985 When I was a little girl and I would be grumpy or angry, my mom would tell me to just smile.  “The corners of your mouth will release endorphins and you will be happy,” she would say.  “Just try it.  I bet you can’t stop once you start.”  She was right.  Once you start,... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10851705 I don’t even know what day of the week it is anymore, but I knew on this day that my sisters – Julie and Natalie – were meeting me to spend the next three weeks together.  They would be flying into the Sofia, Bulgaria airport and we’d be driving through the Balkans from there. ... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10841370 I’ve found myself sitting in cafes and restaurants in Sofia and listening to the different languages.  The sounds of so many different dialects is fascinating, and just beautiful. After my late-night, unexpected hotel transfer, I settled into my room.  The weather in Bulgaria was perfect and the temperature outside was around 60 degrees.  When... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10824036 This post is particularly delayed; my apologies for that.  One of the things I have committed to doing in this new phase of my life is giving my relationships the time and attention that they deserve, and that’s what I was doing with Tony in Greece. We spent the week in a little town... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10796520 I arrived into the Athens airport with a few hours to spare before Tony landed.  They were the last few hours I had alone.  I found a café to sit and write and plan out some things to do in Athens before Tony arrived.  He would be the first person I would see from... Continue Reading →

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955530/10773468 I found myself dancing naked in my hotel room a week ago in the Maldives.  Not just a little sway back and forth in my chair, a full on, hands in the air dance. I knew my life had derailed from where I needed it to be, but I had no idea how off... Continue Reading →