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So Neal and I are planning an epic trip to Switzerland for two weeks this summer. We’ve been planning like crazy and have come up with some awesome ideas. Below is what we’ve got so far. Have you been to Switzerland? What should we add? What should we drop? Help us plan! Basic Itinerary – …
The first time I went to Paris, I was 22 and studying abroad in Rome. I went with several friends. We booked a hostel and had an amazing, unplanned trip. Because Paris is like that: All you have to do is walk around and you will find everything you want to see. I told Neal …
by Michael Holt Franklin Pierce often ranks as one of the worst presidents in US history. Michael Holt repeats this apparent axiom multiple times in his 133 page biography on the 14th President which is a part of Arthur Schlesinger’s The American President Project. Holt sticks to the facts and does not write to change anyone’s mind. …
New Orleans is as awesome as you have heard. We went with a group of friends, which I think is how you’re supposed to experience New Orleans. But in our true fashion, we went and saw a lot of stuff on our own as well. If you like weekend trips, check out my other Weekend …
Somehow, despite living in the Southwest for two years, Neal and I had never made it to Denver. Neal’s sister moved there in 2016, so we finally had some ultimate motivation to go. We went in April, for our 7th anniversary. If you like weekend trips, also check out my post on A Weekend in …
My cousin got married in Virginia, so Neal and I decided to spend a weekend in Shenandoah National Park and make a trip of it. In a very short time, we hiked several trails and saw a lot of what the north side of the park has to offer. Here are some of the hikes …
Back in May 2016, I picked up Ron Chernow’s book Alexander Hamilton shortly after the fiftieth time listening to the cast recording of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. Something inside me just clicked and I fell in love with biographies with an emphasis on American and political history. I realized though that I really had …
by Haruki Murakami Men Without Women is my second book by Haruki Murakami. This one is a collection of seven short stories. On a surface level, each story seems banal. I asked myself, why am I reading this? But once I sat with each story, once I let it sit in me, I found them to be …
By Liu Cixin I have a love/hate relationship with this book. First, I loved the characters with their individual obsessions (Chen’s with ball lightning, Yun’s with weapons research, and Yi’s with physics). Each was well developed and I felt compelled to continue the book simply because of my attachment to the them. I also enjoyed …
