The California Super Bloom: A Love Story
Some people LOVE the desert. They enjoy the heat, and they find exquisite beauty in the desert. I do not. As a pasty, white redhead, I was built biologically to live in […]
Wyoming Solar Eclipse 2017: A Watch Party with Mimosas?
Some of you may have read my post Eclipse Frenzy 2017, where I shared the collective insanity surrounding the total solar eclipse that will be visible on August 21, 2017, in […]
Italy: Everyone Enjoys a Good Potato Chip
My husband and I spent two weeks in Italy during April 2016. Here are a few, random things I found charming or interesting, particularly in towns that did not cater […]
Ireland: A One-Week Itinerary
Ireland is one of my favorite countries in the world. The itinerary of my first one-week trip can be found at: Ireland: A One-Week Itinerary. To read more about my travels […]
How To: Speak a Foreign Language for Travel
I almost titled this post, “How I Stopped Crying and Learned to Love German.” I studied German for the dumbest reason anyone has ever picked a language. My high school boyfriend […]
Maureen's Suitcase 