I don’t know why, but I still like to think I understand cities before I visit them…and that’s dumb 🙂 . I’ve been proven wrong again and again and yet…here I am thinking the same thing. Hubris. I had never visited the California capital of Sacramento before, and I expected it to be like the suburbs of San Fran, where I’d visited during my childhood, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Sacramento, CA – The Land Of Flowers & Sunshine”
Up to this point in my life, I haven’t had the pleasure of exploring a lot of South America. I spent two weeks in Ecuador in 2018 and went to Aruba once in college, but that’s it. One of my best friends is from Argentina and moved back after the first year of my career. I hadn’t seen her in person since. So we set out to change that! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Land Of Nature and Architecture”
I’m writing this while watching birds chase each other around the neighborhood while gazing out at the Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound and downtown Seattle. I didn’t realize until I landed here how much I missed this city. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Seattle, WA, USA – The Land Of Flowers, Sea And Mountains”
Welcome to my second International Slow Travel Review! I spent 9 weeks in Mérida, México – by far the longest I’ve stayed abroad in my adult life and the longest I’ve stayed in one Airbnb. So let’s see how Mérida measured up 🙂 ! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Mérida, México – The Land Of Color & Nature”
Up until now, my slow travel reviews have explored the US and my own backyard with fresh eyes. Well now these posts are finally going international! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Phuket, Thailand – The Land Of Sea & Food”
A theme has emerged since I started doing these Slow Travel Reviews: I need to have less assumptions and be more open, and living in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the month, continued to drive this lesson home. Because Santa Fe is in the Southwest I assumed it was:
Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA – The Land Of Chili Peppers”
I’m sensing a pattern in these Slow Travel Reviews – I need to be more open 🙂 . I continue to be surprised with how awesome new towns are and how much they have to offer. I guess that’s better than the alternative – under promise and over deliver and all that jazz, but still. I’m 3/3 shocked at how awesome these places are so I think I need to recalibrate. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Catskill, New York, USA – The Land Of Mountains”
I have been slowly stepping out of my comfort zone after quitting my job. First it was moving across the country from Washington to Georgia. Then it was seeing if I liked living in a tiny house. Then it was moving to the major city of Atlanta to see it in a way that even being born and raised in Georgia didn’t allow me to. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Portland, Maine, USA – The Land Of Deliciousness”