KELLY'S GONE AGAIN
…AND HERE'S WHERE I'M AT!Archive for August, 2009
#52. Edinburgh: A Few Days During Festival
Here’s the short answer: Edinburgh was awesome. Quick and cool. Fun and fascinating. A perfect getaway.
Well, okay, the getaway part doesn’t really apply to me – seeing as how I’ve “gotten away” on a regular basis for the better part of this year – but the plan was that I’d make the trip with one of my best friends, Hannah, a new mum of a beautiful baby boy. At the end of the day, though, there were too many challenges, and I found myself in that familiar role on the road solo.
But I mean, really…there are worse things in life.
#51. Paris: My To-Do, -See, -Eat, -Buy List
Well, I’ve finally said goodbye to Paris and, oui, I do miss it a little. I’ll relive it here by sharing some memories with you in the form of a list, 20-deep of random things to do, see, taste, hear and buy, should you find yourself in the vicinity. For one reason or another, they helped make my summer pretty splendid. Take from it what you like and, of course, bon voyage!
#50. Brussels, Bruges & Ghent: 2000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Ooh, was I sleeping on Belgium. Brussels was my first trip in Europe as a kid (from my then-new home in Germany), and though I have fond memories, I really didn’t crave a return. I did, however, crave those waffles – the one thing that stood out after all those years. So after discovering that the train ride from Paris takes under 2 hours, I bought a ticket and was on my way.
Sidebar: Update on Children’s Future International in Cambodia
Hi all, I got an update from Andrew Wolff of Children’s Future International in Cambodia, the organization at which I taught kids yoga in February. He’s put together a fantastic short clip of some of our “animal” yoga sessions, and though I’ve updated the original Post #7 with the link, I’m adding it here as a sidebar…
#49. Lisbon: Getting Personal in Portugal
Lisboa was different, not what I imagined. I don’t know what I thought it’d be – more “European” perhaps, wealthier, for sure, maybe even a little conceited from its new-found travel fanfare. I guess I just figured that, like many recently-recognized tourist treats, I’d be hit with a posh shopping district and fusion restaurants.
Smiling, I stand corrected.
