Category Archives: travel

Travelogue: Abu Dhabi and the UAE

Posted on July 25, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

My father got lured out of retirement in 2010 to work for a company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates (the one that most people have heard of is Dubai).  As a result, … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips: how to pack

Posted on July 22, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I love to travel.  I love being in a new city and learning how to navigate unfamiliar streets and neighborhoods and eating at restaurants that I can’t find at home.  I love getting caught up in conversations with locals, whether … Continue reading →

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Code Switching: do you do it?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[My friend Diane, who lives in Singapore and is married to an Australian man, and I have been discussing code switching over e-mail for the past few weeks.  She suggested it as a post topic for me, but I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Travels with the Viking: Iron Horse

Posted on July 11, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

The Viking and I have gone on enough wine-tasting trips together that we have a couple of unspoken, de facto rules.  The first is that if it’s just the two of us, I drive.  There are a few reasons for … Continue reading →

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Drinking with the Viking

Posted on July 8, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

My friend Loraine is my favorite travel buddy, but the downfall of spending free or vacation time with her is that I get lulled into false sense of alcohol-related security.  I get caught up in the fun, and I forget … Continue reading →

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“Passion” Bugs

Posted on July 4, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I think that one of the most overused words is “passion” and its variations.  As in, “What’s your passion?” or “My passion is X,” or “I’m really passionate about A, B, and C.”  “Passion” (the word, not the thing) makes … Continue reading →

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ONETWOTHREE DEATH!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I mentioned in an earlier post that I got lucky a few weeks ago when I was in the Bay Area and had a day with no meetings.  I got even luckier that the Monterey Bay Aquarium acquired a peacock … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on June 27, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[I wrote this for my writing class at SMU a few years ago, so this isn’t new content.  It’s also not my usual kind of blog post:  it’s thinly veiled fiction, and it’s very long.  We’ll be back to our … Continue reading →

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Confessions: I Love Nespresso

Posted on June 17, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[I wrote a version of this almost five years ago on a different blog.  I’m cribbing from that entry and adding a little extra, because, really, nobody likes a rerun.] I played hookie one day last week to go see … Continue reading →

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Love Child

Posted on June 11, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I was 34 years old when I found out that I’m illegitimate, and I found out at an airport at the end of a harried business trip. I was powering through the airport, with my computer bag on my shoulder … Continue reading →

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