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The Idea … This past summer, I got a message from a friend with an irresistible idea: a girls’ trip cruise. “We could bring things to craft and make it a crafting cruise!” she suggested excitedly. Visions of long lazy days crocheting and girl talk on a balcony overlooking the ocean danced in my…
The Wednesday List I’m so energized by the announcement of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate, and am determined to do what I can to make her the first Black woman of Indian descent (so many firsts in there!) to become Vice President of the United States. The more I learn about her, the…
The Wednesday List We may not be traveling but that puzzle, above, gave me an opportunity to visit Doors of the World, one piece at a time. It was definitely a challenge but it reminded me of so many gorgeous doors I’ve photographed myself in cities like Dublin, Paris and London, and made me really…
The Wednesday List 96 days until the most important election of our lifetime. Make sure you’re registered to vote (do not assume anything other than the fact that this administration will do everything they can to tamper with the election), request an absentee ballot if you can and have every eligible member of your family…
The Wednesday List Hope you’re hanging in there. I’m finishing my fourth jigsaw puzzle so that shows you how I’m doing. As a grounded travel writer whose most exciting destination in the past four months has been Costco, I was thrilled to go on my first virtual press trip the other day. I’ll admit Tempe,…
The Wednesday List If you want to sum up 2020 in one phrase, here it is: Japan recently opened its amusement parks but there’s one caveat. You can ride to your heart’s content but you have to ride quietly because screaming might spread coronavirus. So riders have been told to, “Please scream inside your heart.”…
The Wednesday List How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by Providence impoverished in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar? You’re about to find out. Hamilton is coming to Disney+ this Friday, and I’m planning…
The Wednesday List Hey, my masked friends. How are you holding up? I’ve been missing Jon Stewart’s voice over the past few years and really enjoyed watching Irresistible, the new On-Demand movie he wrote and directed. It’s the story of a political consultant (Steve Carell) who, determined to take some control after the disastrous 2016…
