The craziness that was the summer of 2022 saw an explosion in the phenomenon of bookshop crawling. For the uninitiated, a bookshop crawl is exactly what it sounds like. You … Continue reading The Great Bookshop Crawl of 2023
Exactly one week after I met up with George and Elizabeth, I traveled into Central London again. This time, it was a solo affair. I loved how quickly I could … Continue reading Self Care with Nero
Like any big city, London conjures up certain images. When you picture it, you’re probably picturing Central London and its many landmarks. I knew of course that living in Kingston-Upon-Thames … Continue reading Meeting Old Friends in a New City
When I didn’t get either of my preferences for student accommodation, I decided not to worry about it. So long as I had a place to sleep near campus, I … Continue reading My First Week Living in Student Halls (Postgrad Edition)
I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog over the past year how I haven’t gone out much since the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever each lockdown was lifted, I kept on … Continue reading Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City
The intent of this little series has always been to reflect on my obsession with preserving the past, which I’ve always gone about in the same basic way: externalizing the … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA
After leaving Mexico, we had one full day at sea before we disembarked at Galveston. We were still cozily wrapped in the envelope of a dream, but now fleeting glimpses … Continue reading Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 6
By the time the shuttle bus for the cooking class arrived, we were pleasantly buzzed from our cocktails at Fat Tuesday. We had to sign a waiver thing in case … Continue reading Cozumel – Part 2
Our third and final port of call on the cruise was Cozumel, an island across from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. We docked on the western side of the island, on the … Continue reading Cozumel – Part 1
I’ve always been intrigued by mysterious places. I’m a sucker for anything that’s off the beaten track. Enclaves, anomalies, curious mixtures- be it geographic, linguistic, cultural, whatever. Quiet, inbetweeney places. … Continue reading Belize
We were hoping that returning to the Freedom on the early side would give us a good chance of snagging one of those delightful hot tubs, but no. Nope. They … Continue reading Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 5
I’d always been curious about the Florida Keys- especially Key West. In fact, I remember the first time I heard about them. It was about ten years ago, and my … Continue reading Key West
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