Athens: The Beginning of My Greek Love Affair
I have a tradition of going away for my birthday every year, and this February I found myself wondering where Romeo and I should escape to. My birthday is February… Read more »
23 Countries Before I Turn 6: Romeo’s Travel Adventures
Tomorrow my little explorer turns 6, and I thought it would be fun to interview him about his incredible travel journey so far. What started as a simple chat turned… Read more »
The Robbery No One Warned Me About
“Be careful in Tunisia.” “Watch out for pickpockets.” “Muslim countries can be dangerous for women traveling alone.” I heard it all before we left. In fact, I have heard it… Read more »
Tunisia with Romeo: When Your Values Lead to Adventure
Sometimes the best travel decisions aren’t made from guidebooks or Instagram feeds – they’re made from the heart. When I was planning our spring getaway, Romeo and I didn’t choose… Read more »
Iran, Ten Years Later: Truth, Beauty, and the Lies We’re Told
An unfiltered memory of blue tiles, headscarves, and radical hospitality It’s been exactly ten years. Ten years since I boarded a flight to Tehran with more questions than answers, and… Read more »
Footprints in Morocco: A Journey of Discovery with Romeo
Returning to Morocco, a country I’ve visited several times before, held a special allure this time around. But this journey was different – this time, I had my 4 year… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2023
Hello, dear readers! It’s been a moment since we caught up, hasn’t it? Life’s unpredictable journey has taken me through some unexpected twists, and my blog has been in a… Read more »
A Decade of Footprints in the Clouds: Reflecting on 10 Years Since the Epic Journey Began
Exactly a decade ago, I embarked on a journey that would forever change the course of my life – an adventurous expedition around the globe, solo and undeterred. On this… Read more »
Lusitania Adventures – Algarve with Romeo
🌞🌴 Introduction: A Journey of Discovery 🌍✈️ Step into the world of sun-soaked landscapes, charming cobblestone streets, and crystal-clear waters as I take you on a captivating journey through the… Read more »
Adventures with Romeo: Trinidad & Tobago Tales
Hey there, fellow adventurers! It’s been a while since I last shared my travel escapades, but trust me, I’ve been far from idle. Life has been a whirlwind of excitement,… Read more »
A Ode to my Friend and Traveler Partner, Danny Wolsey!
1ST PAINFUL ANNIVERSARY 1 year! 12 months! 365 days! 8760 hours! 525,600 minutes! 31,536,000 seconds! That’s exactly the time that has passed since I received that call from your niece…… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2022
It’s been a long time, a very long time, I know. But Covid hasn’t really helped and then another 9264748 things happened… So my blog has been here, quiet and… Read more »
Neither Here Nor There…
It has been a while now… my last “real” trip was to Japan, back in 2019… but it feels like a lifetime ago as so much has happened… I went… Read more »
Questions Of Travel
Because Traveling still seems more like a utopia at the moment, I decided to share one of my favorite travel poems, called Questions of Travel by Elizabeth Bishop, enjoy: Poem by… Read more »
If you can’t go outside, go inside!
After 5 months living in something that feels more like a parallel universe, I am constantly reminded of this beautiful Buddhist quote that I so embrace now – but was… Read more »
Work From Anywhere is the new Work From Home!
“There are only two types of people in the world”, said Britney, but is the good old Spears right? This is a story about the 3Ss vs 3Fs. Security, Structure and… Read more »
Traveling during the Pandemic
We are living through uncharted territory. The world is changing and so are we. I could write for hours about how I feel about this and how stressful and sad… Read more »
The Chinese
The Chinese It was a hot day, excruciatingly hot actually, and the temples at Angkor were completely filled with people, faces, and bodies moving everywhere … This was my second… Read more »
Something is up…
It’s February. My month. And it has been a mixed feeling one… On the one side, I am having a wonderful time. It’s my birthday month and I am usually… Read more »
The end of a Era – Brexit
Today is a SAD day. As a European, living in London, I can’t ignore that I feel hurt and disappointed that today, the 31st of January 2020, means we are… Read more »