I’m joining in Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish for the first time, and the topic this week is pretty epic: Top 10 Favorite Authors. I initially thought listing my ten favorite authors would be difficult, but it turned out to be pretty easy. (It helped to remember that this was favorite authors,… Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Authors
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The Galapagos Islands
While I was traveling solo last year, I added so many places to my travel bucket list. It’s inevitable when you’re spending time with fellow travelers – most travel friendships start off with a lot of conversations about favorite travel destinations (however, the best travel friendships venture beyond this). You end up with more proof that… Continue reading The Galapagos Islands
Words to live by: W. Somerset Maugham
Happy Friday! Today’s quote is a reminder to ‘take delight’ in the lovely things in our lives. It’s very similar to the sentiment in one of my favorite Kurt Vonnegut quotes – “I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t… Continue reading Words to live by: W. Somerset Maugham
South American Reading List
Blue-footed Booby – Galápagos Islands by Dave Govoni // CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Graham and I just booked one last adventure before we settle back down into the real world and look for jobs. We’re traveling to Ecuador and Peru, and we’ll be going to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon Rainforest, Machu Picchu, and hiking the Lares trail.… Continue reading South American Reading List
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 2.15.15)
It has been a cold, gray week in NYC. The sun came out for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon, and we took advantage of the slightly warmer temperature by going on a long walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to the Staten Island Ferry, riding the ferry there and back, and then walking back home. The… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 2.15.15)
Treat yo self
During my recent book purging project and efforts to minimize my material possessions, I scaled my book collection down by about 15%. As a result, I had about 250 books to sell or donate. I donated the majority of them, and the ones that had a bit more resale value I took to Strand to exchange for… Continue reading Treat yo self
Letters of Note by Shaun Usher
My health insurance incentivizes preventative care – they sent me a $20 Amazon gift card for getting a flu shot. Strange, but ok! I put it towards buying Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, compiled by Shaun Usher. It had been on my wish list most of the year, and… Continue reading Letters of Note by Shaun Usher
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Every year, about the time when fall starts getting very chilly and threatens to turn into winter, I get the urge to tackle a big classic novel. I don’t always give into it. Often when I do it’s a Dickens novel. Last year it was Moby Dick. This year the urge hit, and to my… Continue reading The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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During my 29th year, I quit my job and set out by myself to travel the world for four months. After I got back to the States I set out on a three month road trip across the USA with an Englishman I met in Australia. I’d always wanted and planned to take extended time… Continue reading 30
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
2013 Year In Photos
2013 was pretty good to me. I think 2014 is going to be strange and amazing and crazy and challenging, so before it begins here’s a look back at the highlights from a year that was filled with friends, family, love, laughing, travel, food, and adventures. I went to England. Finally. (Full set of photos… Continue reading 2013 Year In Photos
Etsy gifts for the bookish sort
Etsy. My biggest shopping weakness. How I love the holidays when I can shop on Etsy for gifts for others! This post is a tribute to my favorite book nerdish things I’ve found this season. // A search for “second breakfast” brings up a lot of gems. This one might be my favorite: “What About… Continue reading Etsy gifts for the bookish sort