I won’t be traveling again until February, when I go to Singapore and Hong Kong. Instead of leaving you with old blog posts from last winter, I have decided to share a story with you. I travel domestically for my job during the summer. This July I was in Cincinnati. It’s a nice city with a lot to see. My favorite thing about the city was my first experience with sushi burritos. However, this post is not about that. It’s about the little Asian market…Continue Reading “The Tale of the Crazy Shop Owner”
Where should I go in Salzburg?
Categories Austria, Drinks, Featured, Food, Germany, Sightseeing, Travel
Where should I go in Salzburg? It’s a question I asked a week before my trip. I received many answers ranging from “go to this club” to “eat Indian/Mexican food.” Seriously? I must have asked the wrong people because these answers were appalling. When it comes to travel, I have one rule that stands above the rest. Never go any place you can always go at home. Instead of writing about today’s events, I decided to sum up what to do in the city. Food…Continue Reading “Where should I go in Salzburg?”
I ate eggs and chocolate cake for breakfast. No, not mixed together. I went to Cafe Sacher and immediately knew I’d be overpaying for food from the look of the decor. Chandeliers, grandma’s wallpaper and marble tables. There was some information on the table bragging about their famous chocolate cake. A secret 188 year old Viennese recipe. I thought it might be trickery, but I’ve also bought into the fame of Cafe Du Monde’s beignets. That’s because they’re delicious. After finishing my overpriced ham and…Continue Reading “Eggs and Chocolate Cake”
SCOTLAND: “I Love Scotch. Scotchy Scotch Scotch.” I actually do love scotch, so Scotland was an easy choice. However, I spent more time in museums and art galleries than anything else. The city also had its own art to offer. One of the art galleries, The Lighthouse, had a set of spiral stairs you could climb. At the top was a beautiful view of the city. I only had one (technically two) mishaps with food. I walked into a cafe called Stereo, but didn’t realized…Continue Reading “Catching Up on the Last Four Years (Part 2)”
The first thing I want to open the page with is some advice on leaving your comfort zone. Some people are perfectly happy visiting another country and eating at McDonald’s. This completely defeats the purpose of experiencing someone else’s culture. One philosophy I have developed in my travels is to exclusively eat at restaurants I could never visit in my city. To eat dishes I would never find back home. Even though it may not be true, I tell myself I will never be here again….Continue Reading “Leaving Your Comfort Zone”
NAGOYA: The Adventure Begins I spent the first half of my childhood living in Germany and visiting the surrounding countries. I moved to the US in 1993, but it wasn’t until 2013 that I made my first trip across the world as an adult. In early 2013 I befriended one of the foreign exchange students at the college. After she went home that summer I decided to visit her in Nagoya. This was a new experience for me since I hadn’t left the US in 20 years….Continue Reading “Catching Up on the Last Four Years (Part 1)”