Welcome! nod ‘n’ smile was launched in July 2011 to share the adventures and misadventures of a life lived differently.
Blog posts and photography mostly provided by L. Technical support and antics provided by J.
If you’re visiting for the first time, here’s a quick rundown of what you’ll find on this blog and some of the posts you may want to check out first:
Travels: Stories from past and current travels, across the country and around the world. They’re categorized by location but here are a few good posts to start with:
- Round-the-World: how our round-the-world trip came to be, and tips and resources to help you plan your own big adventure
- Great Adventures That Weren’t: because sometimes misadventures make for the best stories
New York for the Un-Tourist: Adventures and observations of life in New York City
- New York, I Love You: why NYC is our home and inspiration
- 11 Tidbits You May Not Have Known About Life in NYC: some of the oddball things that make NYC interesting
- 5 Things You Must Do in NYC: ideas for an off-the-beaten path trip to the city
Other good stuff:
- Personal Musings: ramblings about travel and life
- He Said/She Said: sick of me? Read this interview series with traveling couples instead!
- Photo Friday: if you want to skip past the verbiage and just look at pretty pictures
We love getting to know like-minded folks, so please leave us comments, shoot us an e-mail and return often to see what’s going on and to share your own insights and experiences.
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and we look forward to getting to know you!

