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We couldn't take photos.
That was, perhaps, the most frustrating thing.
Or--maybe--it was the reason why that evening
Left a burn mark on my brain.

A Quick Announcement

Hello loyal readers and friends!

This is just a short little announcement that I also contribute blogs to a literary magazine site, Blue Monday Review. My weekly series, Blue Fridays, featured a travel-focused blog this week all about what to read while traveling. Turns out it's hard to shake this theme once you get totally immersed in it. You can check it out here.

Sin City, Speakeasies, & Stargate

My friend and I were drinking cocktails outside a bar when we got The Call.

We were standing outside because the only way to stand inside most bars near NYU was with your elbows pinned to your sides--not the most convenient drinking method--and even then you were in danger of another customer knocking your drink down your front.

It was a lucky kind of night. Not only were we enjoying the bar's urban courtyard but we'd managed to find an electrical outlet for my friend's phone. Had we not, we may never have received The Call and my visit to New York City would have been much more ordinary.

Welcome Back

It's been two and a half years since I've written a travel blog on this site. Not surprisingly, that's the exact amount of time I've been in the working world. Writing blogs for money took some of the thrill out of writing blogs for my family, friends, and me. In the last few months, however, several things have changed that have given me the drive I needed to tell stories about my travels again in blog-form: