Although it is a well-known fact that Munich is the home of the annual Oktoberfest, there is so much more to the city than one of the world’s…
When a friend of ours told us that she’d hopped in a car and headed for the yearly drunkfest that is known as Mardi Gras, stripped off her…
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I grew up sharing a bathroom with two brothers. My first year of college I shared one with nine other women, who surprisingly, are still some of my…
Oh, the hours I spent agonizing over that man in college. His words were incomprehensible to me, his motives unfathomable. What did he mean by that? I asked…
It’s not called Old City for nothing. St. Augustine, Florida, was settled in 1565, making it the oldest European-settled city in the United States. Unlike some cities that…
As I left my hotel that morning, I gave myself the usual four-word pep talk I use every time I’m meeting a bunch of strangers: “Don’t do anything…
Years ago I took my daughter to Las Vegas and after dropping big bucks on show tickets and the hotel, I started the search for some things to…
As I wobbled a bit on my right leg, my left leg bent in the tree pose, I sought to find my balance and thought of the irony…
My family grew up going to Florida beaches every year, packing up our family of five, (and one memorable year our basset hound – not a positive experience…