I wrote this back on my trip to Cape Town in 2010, however, I never published it until now. A city full of vibrancy, diversity, stunning landscapes, and a colored history, Cape Town captures many a traveler’s heart. My five-day visit turned into two weeks, and I quickly found myself in love with this […]
My Seven Super Shots
I was excited when Katrina contacted me to participate in HostelBookers’ 7 Super Shots. I’m pretty sure someone else contacted me about it months ago and I turned it down because I just didn’t have time. Â Since I just wrapped up blogging about my road trip, I thought this would be a fun post to […]
U.S. Road Trip Officially Concludes
So even if the road trip technically ended, oh about eight months ago, my posts on the US Road Trip are finally finished (except for telling you about some of our ‘interesting’ Couchsurfing experiences which I still fully intend to do). I took a break on writing about the road trip when I left for […]
Last Stop in St. Louis: Budweiser
There aren’t many things in life that I find more disgusting than beer. So, it’s pretty ironic that the last place I visited on my US Road Trip was the Budweiser brewery in St. Louis. On my final week on the road, my dad joined me and not only did he want to visit Coors […]
The Old Courthouse & the Dred Scott Decision
These doors aren’t just the entrance to a court room in St. Louis; they represent the struggle of slavery and the fight that Dred Scott took up to gain his freedom. Different doors take on different meanings. Are they a means of access? Or are they a barrier? Dred Scott would soon find out that […]
Montage Monday: The Iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis
It’s overwhelming to me the number of tourists that are drawn to visit cities based on uninhabitable structures that have become icons synonymous with the city’s name, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and of course the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Sometimes I think it’s a […]