Oct 25, 2019 | Travel Croatia, Travel Destinations, Vagabonding
On October 16 2019, Daniel and I packed our bags and headed once again to the airport. I was starting to get used to air travel – we’d been in an airport or an airplane for 7 out of the last 16 days. I steeled myself for another unpleasant day as we seemed...
Oct 22, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel Spain, Vagabonding
Barcelona is one of my favorite cities in the world and a place that I keep returning to. Daniel and I kicked off the international portion of our vagabonding adventure with a weekend in Barcelona so that we’d be in familiar surroundings while we recovered from...
Oct 21, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel New Jersey, Vagabonding
Saturday, October 12 Vagabonding Day 12 Elizabeth, New Jersey It’s the afternoon of Saturday, October 12 and I’m sitting in the air conditioned lobby of the Embassy Suites by Hilton near the Newark Airport. I’ve been here for several hours listening...
Oct 19, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel New York, Vagabonding
I’ve always wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. Somehow, I’ve never got around to it before. When my husband Daniel and I visited New York on our way to a weekend in Barcelona, we spontaneously decided to remedy that oversight. I felt a little...
Oct 18, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel New York, Vagabonding
Wednesday, October 9 Vagabonding Day 9 New York City On the morning of October 9, Daniel and I awoke to a drizzly day in Brooklyn. We’d arrived in New York a few days previously to visit Daniel’s daughter. Katjia recently moved to New York to attend Pace...
Oct 16, 2019 | Hiking in West Virginia, Travel West Virginia
On a recent visit to Huntington, West Virginia, I set aside a morning just for hiking. I didn’t have a lot of time available, so I chose Lost Trail at Beech Fork State Park because it’s a short drive from Huntington. Lost Trail is a pleasant jaunt through...
Oct 15, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel West Virginia, Vagabonding
On a road trip through West Virginia in 2019, my husband Daniel and I stopped in the tiny Swiss-German town of Helvetia WV. Founded by Swiss immigrants in the mid-1800s, Helvetia is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. To get there, our GPS took us on a route that...
Oct 13, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Travel West Virginia, Vagabonding
West Virginia is a gorgeous state with miles of scenic byways through picturesque rolling hills, scenic rivers and stunning valleys. My husband Daniel is from West Virginia and my in-laws like nothing better than to introduce me to the natural wonders of their state....
Oct 11, 2019 | Travel Destinations, Vagabonding
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Began the day in: Seattle, WA Ended the day in: Charlotte, NC Footsteps echoed as I walked downstairs in our home for the last time. The sound bounced off the walls dramatically without any furniture inside the house. It was a strange feeling,...
Oct 9, 2019 | Travel Washington State
September 19-21, 2019 After I quit my job at Microsoft, Daniel and I decided to spend some time traveling around Washington state to visit family. With our trip around the world only weeks away, we weren’t sure when we’d get a chance to see them again and...
