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On Easter weekend in March, I’m flying to London for a wedding! I’ll arrive mid-morning on Friday and depart at noon on Monday. This will be my second “long weekend” flight across the pond. The first 3-day weekend trip to London was in 2008. Though you may not know it, I’ve been promising to tell […]

It’s nearly mid-February, and I’m just now sharing my goals for 2013 with you. Part of the reason for the delay? I’ve been busy working on and enjoying goal #1! The other reason? In typical Heather fashion, I wanted to think about them for a while — and then think some more — before making […]

Happy Australia Day, everyone! Whether you’re an Aussie at home or abroad, or a fellow Australia fan like me, I hope you found your own traditional or unique ways to celebrate the day. If you’re asking yourself, “What IS Australia Day,” it’s a national holiday celebrated on January 26 which commemorates the arrival of the […]

One year ago I selected four things I wanted to work on during 2012. I didn’t call them resolutions but simply my “hopes for the rest of the year”. As 2013 gets underway, I want to assess how much progress I made with these “hopes for the year” and decide what projects I want to […]

It’s amazing how much your life can change in one year. Twelve months ago I reflected upon and wrote about 2011 — one of the most significant years of my life. I wrapped up my Australia adventure by road tripping around the country for 2.5 months. I then returned to the USA and found work […]

Toffee nut white chocolate mocha. That’s my dad’s favorite drink from Starbucks. And I figured, why not turn it into a cupcake?! Last year I made egg nog cupcakes for his (December) birthday, and they were soooo good (*cough*, if I do say so myself). I was tempted to repeat them this year but that […]

Most of the friendships I have developed that are online-only are with other travel bloggers. Recently, I’ve met quite a few awesome folks who are half of a transnational couple — someone like me who is dating/engaged to/married to someone from another country OR someone from another country who’s in a relationship with an American. […]

I think fall is the most wonderful time of the year for so many reasons: ● the smells ● the colors ● the food ● the weather ● FOOTBALL As the first born to a man obsessed with sports, I was destined to love them too. My dad pitched a plastic ball to me as […]

I have a love/hate relationship with running. I would prefer to walk all day than to run for an hour, and every time I travel overseas, I actually do walk for hours on end. Give me Zumba, cardio group classes, or weights, and I’m a happy gal. But running? Sigh. I LOVE what it does […]