I learned to wake surf last summer, which seemed no small feat for someone with ground-only sports success and irrational fear of deep water. But I loved it, and my surf enthusiasm somehow spilled over to my reading list when I purchased Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan. Of course, it pertains to surfing in the … More Tourist Hours: A Few Surfing Moments
We’re home. My house is eerily silent when compared to our Sayulita villa. The beach below was relentlessly besieged by Pacific swell, and the sound waves barreled upwards across the amphitheater-shaped hill through our bedroom windows: the ocean’s audio fireworks. I think I felt them, too. In between the booms, our ceiling geckos chirped warnings to their … More Sound (of) Waves
It hasn’t rained in Sayulita since last October 8. The often-steep dirt roads leading to our villa are covered in sandy powder that also coats the dense vegetation bordering the road. Water for gardening, showering, washing, all arrives where I sit and to many other places via a truck delivery, and potable water arrives separately by … More Destination: Sayulita?
Sometimes a destination just speaks to you. In December, at the end of a challenging year that still had obstacles to tackle, my husband sent me a link, a simple google image search of “Sayulita.” I still don’t know from where he heard of this Pacific Coast town in Mexico, but its pictures danced with rhythmic colors, and … More Sayulita Says…
After the wedding, the sun broke through an encroaching cloud and sprayed beams of highlighting on an already glowing scene: sparkling newlyweds and generations of their family members, all of whom had traveled from afar to celebrate love with those they love. Though our tans are fading, our smiles will return after each thought of Caribbean sunshine, powdery white sand, turquoise … More Jamaican Smiles
We’ve been “forced” to shake up our typically non-typical travel patterns to attend a destination wedding in Jamaica this September. Were it any other trip, right now I’d be plotting a detailed sightseeing agenda while make a list of must-try restaurants. But this time, I don’t necessarily have to do any such things. Is this a … More An Atypical Caribbean Countdown Begins…
My post about Mont Saint-Michel must have gotten stuck within a shoulder-width alleyway of this postcard “island” in Normandy, or perhaps it was caught in the muck that surrounds it and then washed away by the enveloping tide. Regardless, having finally realized that I didn’t share a single word about our relatively quick stay there, I … More Mont Saint-Michel, Revisited
I’ve delayed posting pictures due to issues with getting pictures from my phone, but I won’t delay further and will just add more later. Here are some photos from our France trip (click the below for slideshow)!
Now where was I? Oh, right…Paris. The Seine was an unflattering shade of murky brown, spilling over its banks to bury roadways, trees, and its typically pedestrian-laden banks. The Louvre was closed, the rain was still falling, and it was a balmy mid-50-something degrees outside. Such was the state of Paris when we hopped off … More I Do Love Paris, Rain or Shine
We’re home again, having left behind what is now confirmed as my favorite big city visited to date: Paris. I’m not able to express my feelings in an acceptable manner now; our return has been a bit chaotic, office life beckons early tomorrow, and I’m jet-lagged and sorting through an Eiffel Tower-sized pile of laundry. But … More Home Sweet Home (but, oh, Paris…)
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