This has been a struggle for me all summer.  You show up in Paris, and you can either sit down with your laptop or explore the Latin Quarter.  Guess who wins?  If you’re trying to balance travel and work (for me, writing) you might find it harder than you thought.  Pre-trip, I imagined cranking out [...]

It’s been a strange weekend. My husband has contracted some mysterious virus, and I’ve been playing nurse and trying not to catch what the doctor called, “very contagious”. I will find out soon enough if I have it. It’s kind of like buying a lottery ticket and hoping your number doesn’t come [...]

You have big plans to see the world. Then two months into your journey it happens: you find a place you love. A place you don’t want to leave, where you could imagine living forever. For me it was the beaches of El Cotillo, where you drive down a dusty dirt [...]

Someone asked me recently if Earth Class Mail was living up to expectations after using them for a month.  Honestly the service has been flawless and I am still as thrilled as when I posted the review.  However, not everyone can live up to ECM standards.
Skype, on the other hand, has been nothing but heartache.  [...]

I schlepped my backpack, laptop and camera across town, getting properly lost along the way.  The 5 minute walk turned into an hour long hike, as I overshot my destination and searched in the wrong neighborhood.  Finally I climbed four flights of stairs and knocked on the hostel door.  “Hello?  Hostel?”  The woman shook her [...]