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 […]
Stagecoach Country Music Festival: Practical Tips
It’s been a big week. UPS began delivering Stagecoach Country Music Festival wristbands to excited fans across the country. This seems like a good time to share some festival survival tips. I, unlike […]
Traveling to Italy? Read These Books.
After reading The Venus Fixers, I truly understood for the first time that our collective cultural heritage is worth more than the life of any one individual.
Travel After Loss: Beauty in the Shadow of Grief
When smiling seems impossible, and joy feels far away, send in the Irish.
To-Do List: Southern California
Ten years ago, I moved a few blocks from the ocean in a Southern California beach town. I am sure it was a coincidence, but that was the exact moment […]
Maureen's Suitcase 