Girl Travels World

I’ve only been back a week, but I already have my sights on the next trip I’d love to take. I don’t know if I can make it happen, but I’d love to join up with Sean, Chris, Nick and Bob in Berlin, my favorite city in Europe. They’re heading there in July to check out the action happening at this year’s World Cup. I’d like to go for the first ten days of July and then trek down to France in time to watch the mountain stages of the Tour de France on the 12, 13, and 18^th of the month. On the 18^th, the stage finishes at the epic L’Alpe d’Huez. If I made it that far, why not stick around and volunteer at Ironman Germany? Now would that be a killer trip or what?

Forbes has released a list of the most corrupt countries in the world – Kenya is one of them.  Most are war-torn nations with a history of civil rights abuses.  The heaviest concentrations are in Africa and Central Asia. It’s an interesting look at the who’s-who of bad guys.  Forbes’ Most Corrupt Countries

I'm back, Jack. I made it to through US Customs easily and quickly and despite a one-hour tranfer time, was even able to see my mother for a few brief moments (she got a pass through security and was ... [Continue reading this entry]

Alli and I have had a great weekend in A-dam. We met at the airport without any hassles and have taken in everything from the Red Light District to the Van Gough Museum. Lots of parting thoughts to share, ... [Continue reading this entry]

I'm heading out in about 45 minutes for the Cape Town airport. I have a 12:45 a.m. flight to look forward to, and am hoping to sleep all the way there (it's a 12 hour adventure). Packing has proved to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Last night, Sean, Ben, Lara and I went to a nice restaurant 40 minutes away with one single purpose: to finish the 3 liter bottle of wine Sean picked up on Tuesday. We did it, and somehow, everyone else ... [Continue reading this entry]

For those who don’t know, I’m a vegetarian. A lacto-ovo-pesche vegetarian, to be exact (I eat dairy, eggs and seafood, but no red or white meat). However, I prefer to always introduce myself as a tastarian as well ... [Continue reading this entry]

In 1998 and 2002, embassy bombings occurred in Nairobi. Although al-Qaeda targeted embassies of western countries, the bombings killed mostly Kenyan citizens. According to people I spoke with from Brogibro Tours, tourism is still suffering. They claimed that the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Like all travel plans, mine have changed since my original post. Abs is no longer coming with me, and it looks like the safari is out (although I'll hopefully grab one in South Africa). Updated itinerary, in too much ... [Continue reading this entry]

After two years of domestic trips, I am finally leaving the country again in December to travel in Africa. If you had told me when I started at BootsnAll that my next overseas destination would be Africa, I wouldn've ... [Continue reading this entry]