Travel Product Review: Bose in-ear Noise Cancellation Headphones
I think the way I travel has just been permanently altered. I have discovered Noise-Canceling Headphones! To be fair, this is my first pair of noise canceling headphones, so I […]
Wine Tasting in a Castle (Duino, Italy)
My father is Italian (the -talian part of “Chitalian”), and several years ago, my parents decided to move back to Italy for my father’s work. This has positives and negatives, […]
Take Two: Another New Year’s Eve in Lisbon
My 2nd trip to Lisbon was with my Australian friends N & V in December of 2007, and while they were into the daytime tourist thing like I am, they […]
Lisboa! (My first visit to Lisbon, Portugal)
Ah, Lisbon! My first visit here was in 2004 for New Year’s Eve, with my friend B. I was studying in the Netherlands for the year, and B was coming […]
Hotel Review: Hampton Inn – Ocean City, Maryland
The essentials about our stay Rate: $105/night (advanced pre-payment rate) Room type: 2 Queen beds, non-smoking When: September 2012 Booked: on Hilton’s website Breakfast: Free breakfast buffet Rewards program: Hilton […]
Hotel review: Hotel Madera – Washington, D.C.
The essentials about my stay: Rate: $119/night – “We’ll put the Happy in your Birthday!” special rate Room type: King Deluxe Room with balcony (upgraded from a King Deluxe room […]
Experiencing Nkhotakota’s Elephants (Malawi)
If you’re like me, you are in awe of wild animals in nature. You can’t help but stare, slack-jawed, at a slow & calmly lumbering African elephant as he strolls […]
Hotel Review: Tongole Wilderness Lodge
The essentials about our stay: Rate: $200/night per person – all-inclusive except for alcoholic drinks. Rate also includes activities. Room type: Chalet – 2 single beds When: October 2012 Booked: […]
Road Trip: Malawi-Style
With a very busy & full week of work in Malawi behind me, it was time for a weekend of fun!! Unfortunately, my hostess R was not able to come […]
Malawi – so much more than I had expected!
Now, at this point in my life, I consider myself a reasonably well-traveled person, having spent a reasonable chunk of time over the past 5 years travelling around, and for […]
