Anyone travelling for as long as we are is bound to get sick at some point or another. I should amend that—I was bound to get sick at some point on this five-month-long trip; my husband seems pretty much immune to the bugs that have plagued me to...

(Note to self: when required to check your daypack/purse at a museum, remember to keep your notebook with you. Inspiration could strike at any time, and you could be forced to take notes for your blog posts by borrowing a pen from a museum guard and...

I never was a big journal-writer. As a teen, I tried. I really did. Teens were supposed to spill their angst into the trusty pages of their journals. But I just didn’t care to record what I viewed as the entirely mundane details of my day-to-day life,...

Nothing is more well-known—or more contentious—in Northern Ireland and Belfast than the Troubles between Catholics and Protestants, and their legacy. Among the most visible traces of that legacy are the political murals spread out throughout the city...

Failte from Dublin, Ireland! As I travel around Europe over the next few months, my eyes and ears are open to local customs and events, not only because I’m traveling around Europe, but also because it provides tons of opportunities for fresh material...