A few weeks ago, Sammi and I drove over to Decatur, a hip neighborhood in Atlanta, for me to research an article and to keep us busy. Sammi has been working at a 4 H Center an hour south of town and hasn't gotten as many hours as she wants, so she spends a lot of time at home. I still haven't … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Decatur, GA
Archives for April 2012
Things I Miss Most About Australia
I've been back from Australia for four months now and I've had time to really start to miss things about it. But they aren't necessarily what you think they would be. I started writing this post over a month ago, but after reading Cailin's post on the things she hates about Australia, where she is … [Read more...] about Things I Miss Most About Australia
Photo Friday: Auburn, AL
I came across old photos on my hard drive and couldn't help but share them. I miss these spur of the moment road trips I used to take around the South and am looking to re-live them. In summer of 2006, my friend Christine and I went to visit our other friend Elizabeth at Auburn University. I … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Auburn, AL
From Disaster to Surprise in Siena
It started with the words you never want to hear: "I'm sorry but we seem to have overbooked. We don't have a room for you." I was traveling by train through Italy with my parents, sisters, and grandmother in the summer of 2006 for Sammi's Sweet 16 trip. So far we had good luck, in Venice and … [Read more...] about From Disaster to Surprise in Siena
Anatomy of a Press Trip
I watched a television show on the Travel Channel a few years ago called Confessions of a Travel Writer, which featured Andrew Evans, Charles Runnette, Shira Lazar and other writers on a press trip. It portrayed some writers in a bad light, after many snooty demands, and others really taking the … [Read more...] about Anatomy of a Press Trip