CAIRO: Leave Me Alone!
There is a psychological disorder known as “Paris Syndrome.” It usually effects Japanese visitors to Paris who are so disappointed by the reality of Paris that it shatters all of […]
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CAIRO: Enchanted
137 years ago, Amelia Edwards wrote a delightful narrative of her journey up the Nile River called A Thousand Miles Up The Nile. It is lengthy, but charming, and surely […]
PARIS: Settling In
In this world, there are many places that I adore and love with an irrational passion. I could walk through San Francisco until my feet fell off. I could relax […]
LONDON: Jessica Is Pissed (Mad Not Drunk)
Today we had tickets to go to an exhibit and lecture at the British Museum about the subject dearest and nearest to my heart: ANCIENT EGYPT. Betwixt these lovely events, I […]
Why Don’t You? #32
Monday: Why don’t you investigate how to best use the public transportation in your life? I don’t live in a city, so this doesn’t apply to me, but so many […]
Day 5: Brooklyn Brim
I probably should have kept an app running to show how much I walked on this trip. It must have been at least ten miles a day. So, my body […]
Day 4: At The Theatre
I had a terribly difficult time waking up today, even worse than usual and that’s saying something pretty dramatic, reader. I didn’t come halfway across North America to sleep in, […]
Day 3: All That Ass At The Met
Before today, I had never visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I walked past it years ago when my mother took me on a surprise trip to New York City. […]
Day 2: Glorious Arrival in New York
I woke up about two hours after stumbling back to my seat, half delirious from being up for twenty-two hours straight. Not sure why I did that. I should have […]
Day 1: Tea In Chicago
After a forgotten number of months and years waiting to attend afternoon tea at the luxurious Drake Hotel, I finally made it and realized my dream. As I stirred sugar […]
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