Every year for the holiday season River of Lights illuminates ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden. I was lucky enough to be in town and able to visit the weekend after Thanksgiving. There were some truly amazing light displays – I...
So I went on a cruise…
For the first time. In the Caribbean. And it was fabulous. I have to confess that the torrential rain as we left Fort Lauderdale was not what I was hoping for but it did give me plenty of time...
Greetings from Florida
It’s now 10 days into my trip and I realize that I’ve been very quiet. Sorry about that! Too much running around and patchy wifi has meant that I haven’t had much time to catch up. Not to fear...
9 things to do in Meiringen
I figured that quitting my job to travel the world was a thing to be celebrated so I gathered up some friends and headed to Meiringen, a lovely town in the center of Switzerland. It is a great place...
Why blogging is a big deal for me
Sharing stuff online is not natural for me as generally I’m really quiet and really shy. It takes time for me to let people in and, with people who are just acquaintances, I’m a fairly private person. I’ve never...
Beginning the day right
How I start the day has a big effect on how the day seems to go. I consider myself to be a morning person. I like to get up early and watch the world wake up, I just don’t...
Getting rid of stuff
It is obvious from my Internet history that my key areas of interest are travel and minimalism. I like to travel light and keep things simple but somehow I still manage to have an apartment full of stuff. Unsurprisingly...
I am going on a great big adventure
I’ve always loved to travel. I blame it on genetics – one of many great traits I inherited from my mother. The problem is that life is short but the world is big and I realized that just squeezing...