I hadn’t even seen the water when I was convinced that I would fall, get soaked, and smell like Bogue Sound for the rest of the day. It was 8 a.m. and I was at Beaufort Paddle, a stand up paddle board and kayak rental company in the quiet but colorful small town of… [Read More]
Destination Spotlight: North Carolina’s Crystal Coast
For all of my adventurousness, a crowded beach is a beach I would rather not visit. Quiet, meditative, and low-key are my style; so when given the assignment to visit North Carolina’s Crystal Coast and cover it for The Pin the Map Project, I pounced on the opportunity. I wanted to go where the… [Read More]
The Best Dog Friendly Places in New York City
When you live in the countryside, your dog can go paws-itively anywhere you do. When you live in New York City, that’s far from the case. Dog-owning New Yorkers quickly learn which places are dog-friendly and which aren’t through trial and error but when you’re traveling, you don’t have the luxury of time. And… [Read More]
10 Ways You Can Improve Your Writing
I kicked off the new year by driving home to Virginia from Miami and spending all of 24 hours in my apartment before cramming myself into my Corolla again. My holiday revelry had ended. Half a day later, I was in Knoxville, Tennessee for the first time in my life. But I wasn’t there… [Read More]
How to Travel on a Budget in Freiburg, Germany
My husband and I went on our honeymoon five months after exchanging vows. We wanted two precious weeks in Germany, with brief interludes in France and Ireland, too; but we also knew we wanted to plan our trip on a budget. We flew in September, when the weather is temperate but the airfare (and… [Read More]
The Dark Honeymoon: A Visit to the Paris Catacombs
After an hour spent taking cell phone pictures and taunting sparrows, my husband and I found ourselves at the front of the line to see the Paris Catacombs. We were on our belated honeymoon, more specifically on a three-day trip to the City of Love after tours of Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Freiburg. Holding hands,… [Read More]
