Today was a beach day. 79 degrees. Sunny. Blue sky. I covered my ghoulish skin with sunscreen and set out for Bondi Beach via the bus. I have mastered the Sydney bus system. And by “mastered” I mean that I am capable of plugging my destination into Google Maps on my phone, following its directions… Continue reading Sydney, day three: Bondi, Bookstores, the Galaxy, and Pie
Sydney, day two: coffee, art, books, culture
The great thing about being jetlagged when you’ve headed west is that getting up in the morning is incredibly easy. (Staying up past 8pm: not so easy.) I hopped out of bed nice and early this morning, planned out my day, showered & got ready, and was at Pier 8 Cafe on the waterfront for… Continue reading Sydney, day two: coffee, art, books, culture
The Royal Botanic Garden
I’m here! I’m in Sydney! My flights to Australia were surprisingly good. I flew Air New Zealand, and when I booked the flights I paid a little more for an exit row for the 13 hour leg, which was arguably the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. It was a huge exit row… Continue reading The Royal Botanic Garden
Packing: Books
M——l asked me a really great question in the comments today: “I know you primarily as a reader (so much so that I have you labeled “Emily Reader” in my feed to avoid confusion with the Emily who likes knitting), and I’d be interested in hearing your book plans for the trip. Are you bringing… Continue reading Packing: Books
San Francisco
If you’re going to leave your friends, family, home, city, possessions, and everything familiar to you for four months to travel solo around the world, I recommend that your very first stop be somewhere where you have a friend already, to ease into the adventure a bit. If possible, to the home of two of… Continue reading San Francisco
Travel Resolutions
This morning I am setting out to travel around the world. These are my resolutions. 1. Take each day one day at a time. This is the most important thing I want to keep at the front of my mind. When I get overwhelmed or scared thinking about being on the road by myself for… Continue reading Travel Resolutions
Packing: Tech
In the past few months, one of the main things on my mind has been: HOW IN THE HECK DO I PACK FOR FOUR MONTHS ABROAD? 16 countries, 3 continents, all 4 seasons, city explorations, hiking and adventures, arctic boat expedition, 8 day bike tour, 1 backpack. Since I spent so much time researching and… Continue reading Packing: Tech
The Museum of Natural History
My favorite museum in New York is the Museum of Natural History. I especially love the hall of North American Mammals and the hall of African Mammals. I love standing in front of each incredible diorama and imagining what it would feel like to be transported directly into the natural scene in front of me,… Continue reading The Museum of Natural History
Around the World Itinerary – Send me your sightseeing recommendations!
After four months of planning, I’ve finally finished the outline / itinerary of my around the world trip! If you’d like to see it in Google Map form, I created this. I’m joining up with a few adventure travel tours, and doing a bike tour in France and an Arctic expedition cruise in Norway, but… Continue reading Around the World Itinerary – Send me your sightseeing recommendations!
The Brooklyn Bridge
For a few years after I moved to New York, I didn’t have a specific, favorite place in the city. I loved this city, but nothing really stood out as a landmark or place that I loved most of all. I’ve always liked the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was after I moved to Brooklyn 3… Continue reading The Brooklyn Bridge
Endlessly Changing Horizon
I am currently in the middle of listening to the audiobook of Into the Wild, and this passage from a letter Christopher McCandless wrote to Ron Franz is absolutely stunning. “I’d like to repeat the advice I gave you before, in that I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and… Continue reading Endlessly Changing Horizon
New Anne of Green Gables series editions!
I’ve long lamented the fact that L.M Montgomery’s novels haven’t been treated to the trend of reissuing classic books in gorgeous new covers. The only in-print editions available for most of the books in the series are the mass paperbacks from Bantam, which are small and boring. Below are two editions of Anne of the… Continue reading New Anne of Green Gables series editions!