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I was very upset with myself shortly before leaving Zürich because I lost two post cards that I had written and addressed, but had not yet s...

How many litres of water do you think you drink per day. Honestly...stop and take a guess, then check out the mind blowing statistic below. ...

I know that I've been slacking on the mullet photos. To make it up, I'm posting 4 photos, all taken during my recent visit to the lo...

Nice to meet you I said right before I kissed his left cheek. I went in for the obligatory second and final kiss on his right cheek. Contact...

Last night I was at a friends house here in Zürich when I noticed a book on his kitchen table. I was very intrigued after reading the synops...

I just booked what could be my last trip outside Barcelona before I head back to the U.S. Then again, something may change in the next 6 mon...

I arrived in Züri after what was the worst landing that I've ever experienced. Europe had record winds that wreaked havoc throughout cen...

Now that my readership has expanded beyond close friends and family, I've been receiving more emails from several people asking more abo...

I've been unplesent to be around the past few days due to the stress of finding an apartment in the two days between coming back from Ma...

Madrid is very nice and I´ ll write about it later , but right now I have a more important issue ... finding an apartment . I...

I'm off to Madrid tomorrow through the 15th, so I"m not sure if I'll be able to update. Until then, feel free to check out more...

It's been said before but it's true that the world is becoming smaller and increasingly interconnected every day. The way that we l...

2006 was an incredible year of personal growth with numerous gifts of insight and understanding. It was also an extremely fun year that I lo...

A common condition occurring in people between the ages of 21–121, marked by chronic dullness, mild depression, moderate to extremely high s...

''I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life throu...

Lisbon is an absolutely stunning city. It's a city where color dominates. Where small is big. It has heart and soul that makes you feel ...

A few photos from Lisbon. I lucked out so far and the weather has been very comfortable (13-16 C 60ish F). Tomorrow or Saturday some friends...

Lisbon is amazing. Don't have much time to update with anything real substantial, so here is a funny and thought provoking design by Hu...

Want to really see a city? Just wander. I no longer follow a map when I’m exploring a city for the first time. In the past I would map out a...

...and loving it. I wish that I didn't have my camera stored in my luggage when on the plane because the view coming into the city was s...

For the past 23 years I've celebrated Christmas with family and friends back in Wisconsin. This afternoon I'm going to my friend Key...

I came across The Invitation a year or two ago and just rediscovered it once again while looking through some old documents in my computer....

It's official - I'm going to Zürich and Berlin. I've heard that both cities are amazing so I'm very excited. Feel free to em...

Below is just one example of how sun and color can affect our mood. ''Russian health authorities fear that a rare lack of snowfall c...

In a extremely informative article entitled, "Spain No More?", Norman Ho , a senior editor at the Harvard International Review arg...