The Long Way Home: A Dramatic Monologue From the Driver’s Seat of My Own Sanity March 28, 2026 I wake up in Bergen for the last time on this trip, staring at the ceiling like it personally betrayed me by allowing morning to happen. My legs still ache from the hike up Fløyen, my soul is...
A Dad and 2 Texas A&M Aggies… There are two types of family holidays: the peaceful, serene kind you see in glossy brochures, and the real kind — the ones where someone is always hungry, someone else is always cold, and everyone is pretending they know where they’re going. Our...
The World’s End: Edinburgh’s Gateway to the Past The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is a living tapestry of history. Its cobblestones echo with centuries of footsteps—merchants, poets, soldiers, and dreamers—all weaving their stories into the fabric of Scotland’s capital. As you descend...
A Whimsical Weekend in Edinburgh: Gin, Ghosts & Cobbled Streets Edinburgh is a city that wraps you in its history, tempts you with its flavors, and surprises you at every turn. I spent a weekend wandering its winding lanes, sipping its spirits, and soaking in its stories—and I’m...
I stepped onto the Royal Mile with the kind of reverence you reserve for places that have carried centuries on their back. The cobblestones beneath my boots were slick from a morning drizzle, and the air smelled faintly of malt and rain—a scent that seemed to belong to Edinburgh as much...