Archive for USA

Crowd in NY

What I Like Most About The USA

Every now and then, while out there traveling, I end up in a conversation in which someone asks me “What do you like best about your home country?” The first couple of times it happened, I actually had to think … Read more

Kelty Redwing Backpack

End Of An Era: After 12 Years, It’s Time For A New Backpack

Let me start with this. It appears that my upcoming Fiji trip is no longer happening. Unfortunately, this South Pacific nation has been hit with some severe flooding over the past week due to a series of storms, including a … Read more

Supercuts

Overseas, I Read That It’s Beautiful Over There

This past Tuesday I went to get a haircut in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, a city that is located about an hour to the west of the city of Boston. I had simply woken up in the morning and … Read more

Atlantic City Bally's Casino

Atlantic City: Two Days Of Losing Money

Over the past few years, every time I visit my friends in NYC, a most interesting phenomenon has taken place. We’ll be sitting around one random morning, perhaps in the living room of my friends’ apartment or maybe at the … Read more

LAX Airport

Minor Observations On Life From An Airport

While traveling from Florida to New York City two days ago, I found myself mid-journey sitting in the airport at Charlotte, North Carolina, nibbling on a sandwich and observing life around me. There is always so much to observe in … Read more

CBP Officers

The Day US Immigration Actually Welcomed Me Home

As many of you have already read in others posts of mine, as a long-term traveler, I do not look forward to certain aspects of returning to the United States for my yearly visits to family and friends. This has … Read more

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Thank You Scented Candles!

Every time I visit Boston, or more specifically, my home state of Massachusetts, there is one place that I always make sure to visit within the first twenty-four hours of my arrival. I crave a visit to this place so … Read more

Old Lyme

Spending Some Time in a Place Called Old Lyme

I will admit that I had never heard of the idyllic shore front hamlet of Old Lyme, Connecticut before my grandmother and her husband Leo began spending time up here at Leo’s summer cottage. And although the majority of you … Read more

Florida

My First Post From The US

As usual, it has taken me a few days to adjust to being back in the US. After all, during the eight months I spent in Mexico, I just didn’t have to deal with such things as mega-stores the size … Read more