I have been an over-packer my entire life, until last year! I challenged myself to only carry-on my luggage for a two and a half week trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland last summer- and I crushed it! During this particular vacation we stayed in nine different locations in England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, [...]
"Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for." - Louis Armstrong We are fortunate to be able to travel quite a bit, many of our travels are induced by work and research conferences [...]
"Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world." - Frank Lloyd Wright When I was asked to represent my university at an outreach event in Chicago, I jumped at the opportunity! Chicago was never really at the top of my travel list, however every city is on the [...]
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor." -Edgar Allan Poe After spending some time in Washington D.C. we took the 45-minute train ride from D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland. Since then, I have spoken to so many people about this trip, and [...]
Postcards and Airplanes 