Category: weirdness
Though I’ve only been back in the Southwest for a few months, I lived in Tucson for eight years as a graduate student and learned to get pretty creative …
I’ve never been into celebrating Valentine’s Day. The reason is less politically motivated (it’s just a Hallmark holiday! it leaves out people who aren’t in relationships! it only considers …
“It isn’t what it used to be,” my professor told me upon learning I’d be visiting Nantes for the first time. To be fair, he had just been reminiscing …
My friend, Bianca, and I planned to go on a grand adventure. At first we hoped it would be hiking to the top of Mount Whitney, the highest point …
When you think of the first English settlements in the USA, you think of Jamestown and Williamsburg, but the one that really thrived and became a true city is …
On my first day in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, I saw a sign for egg coffee. Obviously, I had to try some. What they gave me was …
After hundreds of nights spent in all kinds of hotel rooms, I know how to design the perfect one. The Bathroom Let’s start with the bathroom since this is …
Everyone seems to have a taxi cab story. One story that’s so outrageous, you might not have believed it if you didn’t already have a similar one of your …
The travel press often gets criticized for whitewashing any unsavory aspects of tourism and travel, for making every place sound #perfect and #dreamy, seldom shining a light on the …
If you’ve stayed in a hostel any time between 1995 and today, you’ll have undoubtedly heard the song “Wonderwall” in nearly every common area around the world. If you …
For most travelers, Bali is the epitome of paradise. Friendly locals, cheap and delicious food, coconut tree speckled beaches, warm water, and an accepting culture make just about anyone …
If you Google the phrase, “world’s happiest animal,” you’ll be rewarded with the smiling image of a quokka. I’m not sure that there has ever been an official contest …
