The weather finally warmed up enough that we had to get out and enjoy a few rays of sunshine. We took our roomie/friend/pseudo-child to the Tow Path for an afternoon walk, parking and entering in Penisula. I love accessing the path in Penisula on days like this where it's exciting to be around other people who …
Weekend in Washington D.C.
I could have wished for better circumstances surrounding our weekend trip to Washington D.C., but I certainly couldn't have wished for better weather or better company. My parents and I completed the 6.5-hour drive there and back this weekend in order to attend a funeral service for my great aunt, Kazuko, who recently passed away. …
Literary Travels: Long Way Round
I bought the book Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman just before Christmas so I could read about their adventures before adding the DVDs to my Netflix queue. My boyfriend was interested in both the book and television series as well, but more from the logistics and motorcycling aspect of the trip than where …
Travel for Work: Wausau
The first work trip of 2011 took me back to Mosinee and Wausau, Wisc., to visit my one out-of-state client. The weather was MUCH colder than the last time I visited. The client warned my boss and I ahead of time that we would experience weather in the negative temperature range without the help of a wind …
Germany with the German: Part III
The boyfriend and I were able to spend the first half of our trip in Northeast Germany, exploring Berlin, Dresden and Nurenberg. There were long train rides in between so we saw fewer cities than the second half of our trip, which was in a more condensed area. For the second half, we traveled through …
Germany with the German: Part II
In planning the trip, there were a couple things I discovered. Frankfurt and Berlin have quite a bit of distance between them. We were going to have some long distances to cover at the beginning of the trip in order to have a more leisurely end of the trip. We were only going to travel …
Germany with the German: Part I
My friend had the opportunity to teach on a base in Italy near Venice for several months this fall/winter (October-January) and mentioned that I should join her at some point to travel around areas of Europe I haven't yet explored. Here’s the thing. You cannot ask me, in all seriousness, to come visit you in …
Heather's Compass 