City girl. Traveling soul. Always hungry.
Our entire Austrian trip was pretty much centered on this road. I’d been dreaming about it. The road is 48 km long (approximately 29 miles) and is the highest alpine road in Austria, open only during the warmer months. It sweeps over mountains and through a wild series of switchbacks, winding through valleys, green hills,... Continue Reading →
We’d sobered up from Oktoberfest, packed our dirndls, and prepared to wake up at a reasonable hour to drive to the mountains. The road trip through Austria was the primary aim of the trip. We picked up our car back at the Munich airport and left the city behind us in a whiz of tires... Continue Reading →
It’s been many months since I’ve managed to sit down and write a blog. All summer long it felt like there was a steel door between my creative brain and fingertips. On this hazy Tuesday, I am finally getting a few overdue words out. In May we took a wonderful trip up to Acadia National... Continue Reading →
We woke up the next morning to board our train to Oslo. I dreaded the thought of leaving Flam after only one night. I felt so connected to this rural land, so drawn to it. It’s how I always feel when I’m immersed in the mountains, but once and a while that magnetic pull is... Continue Reading →
After 2 days in Montreux, we left to catch the train to Grindelwald. As the days went on, the air grew progressively hotter. It was unusual for Switzerland to be this warm in June and I dreaded the thought of spending our upcoming days in the absence of A/C. But Grindelwald would bring us back... Continue Reading →
After spending 8 hours on the Glacier Express, I was thrilled to be moving my feet again. Zermatt, a completely car-free town, was even cuter and quainter than I expected. After aimlessly wandering up the street and attempting to decode roughly 12 German dinner menus, we landed on yet another fondue-focused establishment. I’m not yet... Continue Reading →
God, it’s been hard to get myself to stop and write. I kept waiting to feel the “pause” I need to get those thoughts out, but it comes fewer and farther between. The goal in Sedona was to spend as much of our time hiking as we could, which was an ideal activity for my... Continue Reading →
We woke up after a flurried New Years Eve in a lodge in Tucson. I had that moment of “where am I” as I opened my eyes…but I quickly settled, remembering that I was somewhere different than yesterday. My 30-something body struggles to stay up late these days, even for a ball drop (through a... Continue Reading →
On New Year’s Eve a year ago, I vowed to enter 2021 needing nothing from it – just being grateful that I had it at all. On paper I committed to having no expectations, to leaving behind a year that ripped apart any sense of consistency the world thought it could rely on. But in... Continue Reading →
Another early and tranquil morning in downtown Banff. The drive to Johnston Canyon for today’s hike was peppered with rain, but it moved through quickly like the weather here does. The trail to the canyon ran along rushing water, and it was a more relaxed pace than yesterdays. Passing a few waterfalls, the trail turned... Continue Reading →
Chaos & Coffee Beans 