Over Memorial Day Weekend I crossed something off my bucket list that had been on there for a while: I biked the Katy Trail. The Katy Trail is a rails to trails project–one of the most successful “rails to trails” projects in the U.S. in fact. The MKT railroad began in St. Louis and made […]
Category: Travel
All the things I did wrong when I went to Belize
In the summer of 2010, I spent a few months in Chiapas, Mexico. At the end of my stay I made an excursion to Belize to visit a college friend who was working there. Of all the excursions in my life this is the one where the most bad things happened. Below I’ve highlighted on […]
I think I was French in a past life
When my mom and I were in Paris I must have been gushing. The buildings are so beautiful here. Everyone is so attractive. I love those shoes. I love that girl’s bike. I love the food. And the CHEESE. I LOVE FRANCE. At which point my mom finally asks, Do you believe in reincarnation? Me: I haven’t […]
So…Memphis is the shit
So a few days before I left for Memphis last week I had a conversation with an acquaintance that went something like this: Her: So where are you going? Me: Memphis. Her: Memphis… ewwww… Me: What’s wrong with Memphis? Her: There’s just nothing there. Me: Well I’m staying with a friend so if it’s really […]
Cincinnati: food in middle-America
I switched continents on you. Sorry. I’m taking an indefinite break from teaching English and traveling and I have returned to the home of my youth. More to come on that, but first–Cincinnati. I took advantage of my early days at home to tag along with my parents to visit my youngest brother who is […]
Morocco: where the mattresses are really hard
About a month ago I went to Morocco. I was really looking forward to the trip; I spent all year in Spain wanting to go there, plus it was my birthday trip! All of my friends who had been to Morocco eagerly told me about the wonderful food, beautiful architecture, and how CHEAP everything was. […]
I either have anemia or travel fatigue
I have travelled a lot. I studied in Argentina, worked in Mexico and Spain. But in all of those cases I had my own room, my own kitchen, my own toilet seat. Weekend trips happened often, but at the end of the trip I always came back to shower in my own shower with no flip […]
My life is kind of like The English Patient…
I told my mom that I’m going to Morocco for a few weeks. And she asked, What are you going to do in Morocco? Me: Go to the desert (hand motion mimicking sand dunes, whatever you imagine that to be). Mom: Oh my gosh, like in The English Patient. Me: Exactly like The English Patient.
El Camino de Santiago: photos
Day 1: San Sebastian to Zumaia Day 2: Zumaia to Markina Day 4: I took a break in Bilbao Day 5: Bilbao to Islares Day 7: Guemes to Queveda Day 8: San Vicente to La Paz Day 9: La Paz to San Esteban Day 10: San Esteban to Deva Day 12: Gijón to Avilés Day […]
El Camino de Santiago: the basics
I owe you all a post. Actually I owe you more than a post. I owe you a post and lots of chocolate. Well here’s a post until I get a hold of lots of chocolate and your addresses. I spent pretty much all of July following those yellow arrows like in the picture above. […]
Anne Foster 