I think this video from our trip to Magic Kingdom last week requires little explanation. Magic Kingdom 2009 from krysleigh on Vimeo. And in case our extreme cheesiness wasn’t already glaringly obvious, we entered yet another contest—67 Days of Smiles, which ends today and, if we were to win, would land us in Florida for [...]
Photo Friday: Magic Kingdom, Florida
June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I often get asked, “where does the girl who travels all over the world go for vacation?” Well, I have an answer for you: Disney World, of course! (Not the answer you hoped for expected, huh?) My parents have owned a timeshare right near the parks since I was a wee thing, and we haven’t [...]
Party of One: The Benefits of Flying Solo
June 23, 2009 By 39 Comments
It’s a wonder Beth Whitman and I didn’t cross paths sooner—we share a lot of the same acquaintances, run in parallel travel writer groups, have similar goals and passions. Then, right around the time I stumbled upon Beth, she also came across my blog and sent me a message seeing if I’d like a copy [...]
Photo Friday: Riga, Latvia
June 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In transit between Tallinn and Berlin, I found myself in Latvia’s capital. I mean, obviously it wasn’t just pure coincidence, I had to have a layover there no matter how I booked it, so I opted for 10 hours in Riga. I hadn’t been there before, so why the heck not? It was a cheap [...]
Estonia: Exploring the Quirky Baltic Country
June 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The thing is there is just oh-so-much to tell about my two weeks back in Europe that I’m not sure exactly where to start. It’s not that it wasn’t thrilling, surreal, fantastic and unforgettable—it was, trust me, it was—it’s just that I’m so overwhelmed by how much I crammed into those two weeks—being nearly reduced [...]
So Some Journalists Walked Into a Bar…
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
…and madness ensued. Armed with copious amounts of Red Bull and other such libations… …and an insanely fun Swedish nightlife guide-turned-drinking dictator, Henrik Tidefjärd, who is internationally known (no lie, read about him in the NY Times, Elle and more) and tsked tsked that 5am is simply too early to go in for the night… [...]
Photo Friday: Tallinn, Estonia
June 11, 2009 By 30 Comments
I’ve long dreamed of going to Estonia, ever since I first knew it was a country some 15 years ago (I was a geography whiz kid, it may come as no surprise). Don’t ask me how or why, I just knew I wanted to someday visit. It has this whole Eastern Europe romanticism about it, [...]
Because Getting Hit by a Cab is Totally What I Had in Mind, Universe
June 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
And here I feared I wouldn’t have a thing to write about my mere 28 hours in Finland. Color me silly. That’ll teach me to count my chickens and all that jazz. You see, I battled such severe jetlag that after my 19 hours in transit from San Francisco to New York to Dusseldorf to [...]
Photo Friday: Baku, Azerbaijan
June 5, 2009 By 20 Comments
Not wanting to be outdone by the two adventurous GIRLS* I was classmates with while studying in Europe circa 2005, for my final project I chose to travel to Azerbaijan and write about environmental/oil issues in the Caspian Sea. I was able to justify the project because Europe was (and still is) attempting to get [...]
Up, Up and Away
June 1, 2009 By 24 Comments
In the spirit of Up‘s unexpected success at the box office this weekend, I thought I’d post a bit about Scott’s and my recent trip up in a balloon of sorts ourselves. (See that hangar that looks like it might barely fit the blimp? Um yeah, it could comfortably house 18 of those suckers! Skewed [...]
