Spain

Travel Blog – Spain 2018: Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Madrid, Segovia, Toldedo, and San Sebastian

The 9-year-old Trip

My family has a tradition: when each child reaches the age of nine, they get to plan a trip to anywhere in the world! The trip is with parents, but no siblings allowed. Nine is a good age – you’re still young enough to want to hang out with parents (no teenage…

Dirk

Dirk – ‘d&rk (noun) : a long straight-bladed dagger When I was a wee bonnie lassie, I met a Highlander on the Isle of Skye. He was dressed in full Scottish regalia. He caught me glancing at the handle of his dirk, so he brought it out to show me. He…

Hallo, God?

Outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, an older man dressed in a pristine white robe was preaching to the world. He would dance around the pigeons and pick up a phone – just a red receiver with a long cord, not connected to anything – and shout into it “Hallo?!…

Around the World in 30 Days

While studying Tourism at the University of Queensland, I was lucky enough to take a summer study abroad course in Italy. Because it was summer break, I also wanted to visit my home (California), so it made the most sense to travel one-way around the world, from West to East.…