nod 'n' smile

In my last post, I left you with the image of a less than pristine beach that was supposed to be the location for our relaxing beach vacation in Zanzibar. It certainly wasn’t what we had in mind.We arrived in Jambiani late in the afternoon and after dropping off luggage in our room, we eagerly [...]

Minor bumps aside, we left our weeklong safari tour in great spirits, having seen more than we had ever hoped, and met and spent time with people who we liked enough to hug good-bye when we went on our own way. On the last day, while most of the group continued back to Nairobi where [...]

I’m ba-ack! In the States and on social media. We touched down in NYC yesterday morning before 6am. I actually slept fairly well on the flight so silly me thought that I’d just skip right past the jet lag and quickly reintegrate back into my normal routine. But, no. Around 2pm, I could feel the [...]

Capital: Victoria Month visited: April 2010 Superlative: Best Beaches Ease of travel (1=completely lost all the time, 10=like navigating around my own neighborhood): 9 Some background: My boyfriend and I won a travel competition and our prize was an all-inclusive trip to anywhere in the world (eeee!). After much debate and deliberation, we chose the [...]

With the record high temperatures last weekend, my friends and I set out to Long Beach on Long Island to cool off and relax after what’s been a few busy and stressful weeks. Long Beach is just over an hour from NYC by train and we headed out early to make the most of the [...]