I love New Orleans. It’s my favorite city in the U.S. There was some strong competition (looking at you Charleston, SC…) but in the end, nothing can beat the Big Easy for me. There’s simply no other place like it. I love the beautiful and interesting architecture, the delicious food, and the fact that there…
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Surfing in Waikīkī
This post is dedicated to my dad. For as long as I can remember, my father filled my head with stories of Hawai’i. He spent several years stationed at Pearl Harbor as a young naval officer and, appropriately, had the time of his life. He’d talk about days spent running road races around the island,…
Staycation, All I Ever Wanted
🎶 Staycation, couldn’t get away 🎶 While I wish I could jet off every other weekend to some exciting new locale, more often than not I find myself stuck right here at home. There are a million reasons why one wouldn’t be able to take a vacation – little money, no time off from work, a fear…
Lisboa: pura poesia
Lisbon seems to move to the unhurried melody of a jazz song, one with a steady rhythm and a lazy bass. You almost want to imagine everything in black and white with its old trolley cars and tiny cafés; but then you’d miss all the colors of Lisbon – yellow and gold, aqua, teal, pastel pink, and lilac.
The Empress of the Universe 