On Christmas Eve morning, we laced up our Nikes and headed to the starting line of the Chiang Mai Marathon in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was our second marathon of this trip and our seventh ever. The race was definitely more of a cultural experience than it was a quality marathon, so having a good …
I was planning on making soup in Cartagena, but since it was a million degrees when we got there, I pulled an audible. We didn’t have any spices or ingredients in our Airbnb, so I wanted something with few ingredients. Since it was so hot and only our bedroom had AC, I wanted something that …
I started working at Starbucks when I was 16 years old. I didn’t even like coffee when I started, but I had passed enough mall coffee shops with pigtail-braided baristas to know it was what I wanted to do. When I wasn’t working (or at school or at sports’ practice), I loved cuddling up in …
Kenny blogs more extensively about Disney travel over at Mouse Hacking, where we’ve also got a guide to planning a trip to Shanghai Disney Resort. While we won’t say we chose Shanghai as a destination because of its new Shanghai Disney Resort, it certainly played a role. You would think that two Disney fans would …
Germany has a special place in my heart. It was the first foreign country I traveled to in high school, it’s the only country where I’m somewhat capable of speaking the language, and it’s the only country I’ve traveled to multiple times. Germany has some great vegetarian options. The rahmschwammerl (creamed mushrooms and bread dumpling) will …
Runners, Take Your Marks The race did start until 9:30 AM, which was much later than we’re used to. This was nice in that we could technically sleep in, but I woke up in a panic at 6:30 thinking that I’d slept through the race. No sleeping in for me. We walked to the starting …
My husband hates salad. He hates that as a vegetarian, people think that salad is valid meal option. He also hates lettuce, which is included in salad, but his hatred extends to lettuce on sandwiches, tacos, burgers, etc. I have managed to trick my husband into eating salad for a few years now by calling …
I walk into a coffee shop in Prague and the barista is chatting in Czech with the customer in front of me about what I assume involves whether she wants her muffin for here or to go. When they’re finished, I smile and say, “Hello.” I do this intentionally, not only because it’s polite, but …
October First is a holiday I made up to celebrate the start of fall, my favorite season. I realize that Fall technically begins in late September, but September always felt like more of a back-to-school month and it was always too hot in Illinois, anyway, to really feel like fall. The origin of October First …
One of my best tips for cooking while traveling is to cook local foods. Not only does this let you participate in a country’s food culture without spending money on going out to eat all the time, but it also allows you the opportunity to cook new foods that you wouldn’t or couldn’t cook at …