Photo Friday: Sevilla, Spain

An unexpected side trip to Seville turned into one of our favorite ports of the cruise. Read More

Photo Friday: Florence, Italy

After 12 long years--and 100-something countries--I was finally able to return to the first European city that stole my heart. Read More

Monaco: Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous

Our first stop on the 2013 Enrichment Voyage was Monaco, where we ate some crepes, climbed some steep cobblestone ways, oh, and saw the Royal Couple. Read More

Diving Anguilla

When we opted to stay over in Anguilla for two nights after a cruise, I never expected it to be one of the best dives I've had in recent years. Read More

Photo Friday: Barcelona, Spain

In Spain's most vibrant city, you can see the mark of Gaudi everywhere you look. Read More

Photo Friday

Sevilla, Spain

Sevilla-14

Sevilla (or Seville) was one of the places we opted to visit on this Enrichment Voyage in which I had zero expectations. Sometimes that’s the way to travel: Expect nothing, be blown away. That’s what happened when we reached southern… Read More

Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy

My first time in Florence also happened to be only my second time out of the country—England with my parents and sister the first—and was with 15 of my high school classmates, my AP English teacher and a few moms… Read More

Louisville, Kentucky

Garage at Louisville, Kentucky

I have such a city crush on Louisville these days, that I’m going back yet again this summer for a friend’s bachelorette party I’m organizing (my suggestion…so glad she went for it). How is it that I went 30 years… Read More

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

It’s been seven years since I’ve been in Spain—and a decade since my last visit to Barcelona—and in that time, I had forgotten just how intoxicating I found this city. In my travels to Spain, I’ve learned that you’re either… Read More

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Sidelined Abroad

Sick

It hit me like a freight train—that’s to say, there was no warning whatsoever. One moment, my sister and I were leaping in front of the Eiffel Tower. The next, I was a sick, sick panda. Segment I of the… Read More

Nicer in Nice

Nice, France

Although Vicki ultimately came to show us Monaco, her place of work for more than a decade, it’s Nice that captured our fancy even more. Monaco, just over a mile wide at its fattest point, can easily be seen in… Read More

Monaco: Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous

Monaco

Monaco was one of these places of which I had few preconceived notions, other than it draws those with money to spend. I mean, it’s known primarily for its gilded casino, Monte Carlo, and you don’t gamble if you’re on… Read More

Sharing Files Across Oceans

File Sharing with SkyDrive

SVV and I run a business together, and just because I’m traveling at the moment (hi from Spain!) doesn’t mean our clients should suffer. As a result, we make sure one of us is always available, and this means frequently… Read More