Mid-Atlantic US
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, DC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
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Westward Bound, part I – New England to Kentucky
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I hadn’t planned to spend so many years in New England. And I certainly never expected that I’d be sad to leave. Admittedly, I wasn’t sad to leave behind the humidity and the brutal winters and the traffic and the rude drivers (because yes, New England drivers really… Continue reading
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Things with Wings – Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Virginia
Of all the things we’d planned for our summer vacation, this was the one I was the most excited for. Why, you ask? Well, because the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – AKA one of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museums – is home to the Space Shuttle Discovery! The real one. As in, the… Continue reading
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Sand Dunes and Wild Horses – Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland
I’ve wanted to visit Assateague Island since the day I learned of its existence. I’m not exactly sure why. I’m fairly certain I based my decision on a calendar photo. Something about the combination of wild horses, sand dunes, and the ocean just drew me in. So when I started looking for a stopping point… Continue reading
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Ferry to the First State – Cape May, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware
Mid-June meant one thing: summer vacation was upon us! As had become an (almost) annual tradition since my move to New England, my mom hopped on a plane and headed east. But unlike previous years, where we traveled north, this year we would be driving south. Our ultimate destination was the Carolinas to visit some… Continue reading
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World Capitals: Washington, DC
Welcome to post #2 in my world capitals series, and happy (early) 4th of July to all my American readers! It seems appropriate to celebrate the holiday with stories of my time spent in our nation’s capital. You’d think the capital of my home country would’ve been post #1 in this series. It was, after… Continue reading
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Thanksgiving in North Carolina
By the time Thanksgiving rolled around, I was still struggling with this whole living on the east coast thing. Work was going okay. Living here was not. I got along well with my roommates and colleagues, but I missed my family and friends. And I was in serious mountain withdrawal. Fortunately, I had a few… Continue reading