I was 8 the first time I escaped the US. Some family members and I traveled to New York for a wedding. At this point …
How it started; how it’s going
Travel
International Meet-cute
International meet-cute “Is this seat open?” The handsome stranger asked in accented English. I made an exception to the ‘don’t talk to strangers rule’. I’m …
Museums of Broken Relationships
2018 Michelle here: This museum I found in Zagreb, Croatia is perhaps one of the more interesting museums I’ve ever been in [The Sex Museum …
Museums of Broken Relationships
2020 Michelle here: This museum I found in Zagreb, Croatia is perhaps one of the more interesting museums I’ve ever been in [The Sex Museum …
‘Murica–and all that entails
Did I really just go to good ole ‘Murica? Only a few days back in Rwanda, and the entire trip back to South Carolina feels …
Things I miss about the USA
Happy Labor Day. These random holidays like Labor Day and 4th of July and Memorial Day has never really meant too much to me. Working …
My one travel regret
I have made it a point in life to not regret the past. Sure there are things that I wish had not happened, but I …
Semmelweis the scientist
Medical Museums First up in my orgy of medical museums and such is the Semmelweis Museum in Budapest, Hungary. I feel bad for Semmelweis. He …
Losing my religion in Vatican City
Hanging with popes at the Vatican I once read that it would take ten years to view every item in the Vatican Museums. Even if …
Beginning in Bogotá
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit it. I was not enthusiastic when my flight to Maracaibo was canceled and Bogotá became my first South …