I often travel for concerts and I’ve been to Chicago for a couple of shows now, the latest of which was Broods. Chicago is an excellent music city, primarily known for jazz but with a thriving indie r
They Really Exist: The Rainbow Mountains of Arizona
I’d seen pictures of the rainbow mountains of China and the strata of Iceland’s Landmannalaugar range, but nothing prepared me to step inside a rainbow on the border of Arizona and Utah. In fact, I di
The Weird and Wonderful White Pocket, Arizona
I hop in the truck with a man I’ve never seen or met before. He is thin with hair down to his waist.
His hair is gathered in a pony tail which hangs loosely over his khaki vest. My driver gives me a c
18 Photos That Will Make You Pack for Southern California
SoCal charmed my socks off. See the photos from my brief stay in Cali below then read the 9 Cool Things to Do in SoCal. Have you been to any of these spots in SoCal?
California Dreamin’: 9 Cool Things To Do in SoCal
[slogan]As iconic as it is laid back, SoCal lives up to its beachy hype with glowing sands, breezy rooftop bars, and decadent seafood. [/slogan] It was love at first sight when I visited in May. Read
Chicago is for { Jazz } Lovers
I grew up on Chicago jazz, though not in the traditional sense. In the ’90s, before I knew anything about Chicago, I was blissing out to post-rockers Tortoise and pretty much every band on the brillia
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Watch the Second Episode of Global Girl Travels TV!
As I mentioned in November, Global Girl Travels TV will be a weekly feature here and on YouTube. Subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified of new videos. Without further adieu, here is my year of
15 Things to Do in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Having grown up in Cincinnati, Ohio, I love college towns. It still came as a surprise how quickly I fell in love with Ann Arbor, Michigan. Home of the University of Michigan, this historically-preser
Watch Pomplamoose Live in Chicago
By now you should know that I’m a die-hard indie music fan. Pomplamoose are the very definition of an indie (independent) band, having started and sustained a five-year career first as a YouTube cover duo, now as a multimedia band producing its own songs, tours, and even spawning a company, Patreon. I first wrote about Pomplamoose years ago on Dignity Zine.
A Day at the Bronx Zoo, New York City
For years, I didn’t visit zoos. I was so upset at the deplorable conditions at the Dallas Zoo (among others), that I just stopped going. When the Hubs and I were first dating, he organized a date at the Bronx Zoo and because I was smitten, I agreed to go. We actually fell in love that day, somewhere between the giraffes, the bamboo, and tram. Perhaps it was the romance, or maybe it’s just because the Bronx Zoo seems to have humane enclosures, I decided to visit zoos again. The Bronx Zoo is one of my favorites (up there with the Singapore Zoo). A few Aprils ago, we went back to the Bronx Zoo and took these photos.