Roadtrippin’ and Rejoining the Workforce

Midway into my fourth week of a new job, I've realized quite a few things about myself and, what it is exactly, that irks me about the 9-5 grind. It only took about 20 paper cuts, cotton mouth and a whirlwind road trip with my boyfriend to Washington, D.C. this past weekend to help me figure out what I already knew while staring at my longtail boat background on my office computer every day.

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Seeing Jerry Springer in Stamford

JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

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Daily Inspiration: Rory MacLean

This entry for Daily Inspiration is brought to you by the best book I've read in a long time, by traveling writer Rory MacLean. Live it, learn it, love it.

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SILWTW Featured on GO! Overseas

She's in Love with the World is one of GO! Overseas Top 10 Travel Blogs on the web and this week's featured interview on their site. Come check it out!

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Celebrating My Layoff Anniversary

One year after being laid off, I’m sitting and reflecting on one of my worst weeks ever…from Bangkok, Thailand. I’m nearly five months into travel, living in Bangkok and show no signs of slowing down. Turns out, losing my job was the best thing that could ever happen to me.

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Reviewing "A Map for Saturday"

I first learned about “A Map for Saturday” on a BootsNAll thread started by someone looking for movies or TV shows about the lives of backpackers. Immediately intrigued, I asked a friend to add it to his Netflix queue. The 90-minute documentary chronicles Brook Silva-Braga’s travels through four continents and over 25 countries. Throughout his trip, Silva-Braga forms relationships and interviews several solo travelers, aiding in telling the story of his life as a vagabond and the places he visits.

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From Journalist to Blogger

When it comes to media, consider me a 72-year-old man. I much prefer to see the New York Times in print with a cup of coffee than on some “fandangled” Kindle or computer screen, thank you. The same goes for reading my tattered, highlighted and torn copies of Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” or Kerouac’s “On the Road” (two of my personal favorites).

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