Wherever You Go, There You Are

WRITTEN BY Julie

There’s a quote I love that goes something like, wherever you go, there you are. That saying so aptly describes how I feel about travel. I’ve moved around a lot as an adult, from state to state, across an ocean....

10.26.15

Nice is Nice

WRITTEN BY Julie

I couldn’t help myself with this ridiculous title. While doing a little pre-arrival research on Nice, France I learned that simply looking up ‘Nice restaurants France’ will not return results that are...

10.19.15

Munich, in a Day

WRITTEN BY Julie

Is early October too soon for ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire’? I love to spend time thinking about the nuances of culture and nothing quite defines a place more than its appetite for Christmas...

10.12.15

Drinking Beer and Eating Snacks in Beautiful Heidelberg

WRITTEN BY Julie

This article is a little more schizophrenic than usual. On one hand, you’ll get lots of nice photos of Heidelberg, Germany, where I recently took a work trip. This is the kind of town that was made for October. The...

10.09.15

More than Pickled Fish in Moscow

WRITTEN BY Julie

‘So, is Russian food all beets and pickled fish? And vodka to drink?’ Yes, this is a real question I received more than once upon my return from a few days in Moscow. It was an epic long weekend which you can catch...

10.05.15

Moscow Impressions

WRITTEN BY Julie

Here’s the best way I know to describe the many faces of Moscow. One side of Red Square is a huge department store called Gum (ГУМ). Its intricate carved stone façade looks right at home across the way from a...

09.30.15

Ballet at the Bolshoi Theater

WRITTEN BY Julie

I’m retroactively updating my Life Bucket List to include ‘Watch a ballet at the Bolshoi Theater’ because it’s the kind of experience that should be on a bucket list. And it’s the kind of thing that one...

09.24.15

Two Years in London – Part Two

WRITTEN BY Julie

Yesterday marked our two year anniversary in London. September 24th will always have a soft spot in my heart. I remember so clearly landing at Heathrow. We went through customs and had our brand new UK visas stamped...