Tag: travelnotch

Notched, Part 5: Knocking Down Those Fearsome Walls

November 4, 2015

I don’t pretend that I’m an adventurous spirit. You won’t find me skydiving on the weekends, or canyoneering, or any other death-tempting feats. I didn’t consider going near the Angel’s Landing Trail in Zion NP, where I’d be saved from the sheer dropoff by clenching onto a chain, and, moreover, I haven’t traveled terribly far … More Notched, Part 5: Knocking Down Those Fearsome Walls

Notched, Part 3: Walking Off Those Food Calories

August 24, 2015

I dedicated my first two “Notched” write-ups to food, and how travel has influenced my willingness to both try new foods and then prepare them when I return home. But as a person who seeks balance, it’s important that I utilize those calories, lest I become gluttonously chair-bound and unable to travel again. So I’ll devote … More Notched, Part 3: Walking Off Those Food Calories

Notched, Part 2: Cramming a Big Food World Into My Small Kitchen

August 13, 2015

Hey, what can I say? I love food. So I’m going to transition last week’s discussion about how my food foundation had been massively shaken by travel into how I’ve taken this big world of food and crammed it into my very own mouth…errr, kitchen. I cook *so much* more now, and I cook better. Flashback to 2011: I’m … More Notched, Part 2: Cramming a Big Food World Into My Small Kitchen