Have you ever been to a beach town in the mountains? I can now emphatically say “Why, yes. Yes, I have.” Gatlinburg was one cool place! There was tons to do, and no way to squeeze it all into four days. We stomped our feet at the Dolly Parton Stampede, rode a single rail Mountain…
Tag: travel
The Magic Formula
This is what you’ve been waiting for. Friends, the wait is over! We all know I’m a big, capital- W-Weirdo when it comes to traveling. If I’ve read the temperature in Norway fluctuates between “hypothermia” and “eight layers should do ya”, there’s nor way I’m going there. It’s probably beautiful, but I’ll never know. But,…
Angela and the Ashleys’ European Vacation: All Good Things Come To An End
Only two vacation days left. Real life loomed unappealingly just around the corner, and I wished with all my heart I could make time stand still. When again would I get to spend ten days in an exotic location with two of my best friends? Better enjoy the crap out of it while it lasted….
Angela and the Ashleys’ European Vacation: Part Five
New day, new adventure. Tuesday morning we packed our bags and settled in for a relaxing four-hour bus ride south to the sunny beach town of Lagos. The Portuguese countryside may be scrubby, sparse,and unremarkable (making for boring scenery) but its coastline is jaw-droppingly gorgeous, and we couldn’t wait to see it for ourselves! After…
Angela and the Ashleys’ European Vacation: Part Three
Sunday, August 14. I’ve seldom had a stranger day. We woke early to another impossibly gorgeous morning in Portugal and? packed for our day in Arrabida. According to travel articles, Arrabida had two amazing hiking trails with scenic viewpoints, cafes, wineries, windmills, and beaches. We threw on swimsuits under our hiking clothes, slapped together chicken…
Angela and the Ashleys’ European Vacation : Part Two
So.Many.Hills. We arrived in Lisbon early Friday morning, stopped in at the baggage claims office to request delivery whenever our luggage arrived, had a freshly baked gourmet pastry at the airport, and then caught the metro to Santa Appollonia, the station closest to our Air B&B. Walking up into the bright sunshine and fresh sea-salted…
Angela and The Ashleys’ European Vacation- Part One
The Ashleys and I have been together in Portugal since Friday. How many crazy things could have happened in that short amount of time? Let’s begin. Obviously, our flight was delayed. So long, in fact, we missed our connecting flight in Boston and they had to rebook us on a different airline that was leaving…
Oh The Places I Won’t Go
Scene: AshWat and I, conversing over gourmet Ramen in a little noodle place on the corner of Lombardy and Main AshWat: “Let’s do a Spanish immersion program!” Me: “That sounds fun! Where?” AshWat: “There are three locations but I’m definitely leaning towards Peru.” Me: “Thanks, but no thanks. I hate Peru.” AshCap (choking on FooDog…
Wok U, Charles Duhigg
Wanna read the most boring book on the planet? Check out Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit”. I’m making it a point to learn as much as I can by reading books on wide-ranges of topic, but six hours in, waiting for “the good part”, the only thing this snooze-maker has taught me is that…
New York Girl’s Trip
The Ashleys and I did New York this past weekend. Actually, we left Wednesday night and got to Long Island around 1 a.m. The trip up was a boisterous combination of Justin Bieber and Five-Hour Energy. The miles flew by, even though AshCap’s GPS looped us in more circles than NASCAR. Thursday The Ashleys headed…
Living Well 