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Sedona, Arizona
Sedona crackles with magic. You feel it as you cross into Red Rock territory, as you watch the sun paint masterpieces onto the ruddy sandstone formations. At full sun, the rocks glow brilliant orange; in the shadows of a sunset, they take on softer pink and purple hues.
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Seattle, Washington
During our drive north, we kept pointing out things that were “so Pacific Northwest”: the smell of the air, a fresh, wooded, rainy fragrance, like an old cedar chest or a morning rainfall; the greyish-blue cloud coverage with just a hint of rain in the atmosphere; the pine trees and evergreen trees thick with spiny needles; the signs warning us of moose crossings and bear crossings; the increasing number of Tim Horton’s restaurants; and the coastal views flanked by snow-capped mountains.
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New York City (& Yerma Review)
The plan to travel to New York started with a singular thought: Billie Piper. For those who don’t know, Billie Piper played Rose Tyler in my favorite seasons of Doctor Who, alongside Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. She is a brilliant British actress who is altogether girlish, ultra-sexy, compassionate, and charming. I have adored her since the day I first met her as Rose. In the past year, her talents have moved from screen to stage, as she starred in an adaptation of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Yerma, a play about a thirty-something woman whose infertility catapults her into a spiral of despair. Since the day Billie Piper started playing this role, she has gained…
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New York City
How do I introduce a city like New York? With a cliché about bright lights, tall buildings, subway rats? With a story about a little girl who always dreamed of stardom on the Broadway stage? With a quote from 42nd Street, Home Alone, or “Welcome to New York”? I think I’ll just preface this post by telling you about our individual relationships to New York City: my husband Matt is city-slicker wannabee, but I am the outdoorsy nature girl that prefers blue skies to skyscrapers and mountains to metro stops. Nevertheless, I have loved New York since I was little, and have very fond memories of trips there with my parents and…
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
Traveling is duplicative. The more you do it, the more you want to do it.
