I thought, and hoped, autumn was in full swing. It's my favorite season for a number of reasons: Hoodies Fairs/festivals Leaves changing color Crisp mornings Just to name a few. However, last night I had to turn on the heat in my apartment. Somehow I went straight from running the A/C to my current state without the couple glorious months …
Travel Tips: Packing
Now that autumn is making itself known, I'm starting to feel the effects of a summer that went by too quickly. Although I squeezed in a few fun summer day and weekend trips here and there, I didn't have time to do much extensive traveling due to numerous commitments. Some friends and family are beginning to head off …
The College Years, but Not Mine
Brian and I finally made it to the lake for a weekend. Despite extensive planning back in April/May, we only made it to his family's cottage a handful of times this summer. This is mostly my fault since I don't like to go up on the holiday weekends, which are generally the times when we …
Work and Pleasure in Wisconsin
Last week my colleague and I traveled to Wausau, Wisconsin, to visit a client for three days. I was surprised how reasonable the airline prices were traveling mid-week, although we did have an interesting flight schedule from Akron-Canton Regional (6 a.m. flight) to Detroit to Central Wisconsin airport. We had the reverse flight pattern on the …
Greece in the Fall
My friend is planning a trip this fall and narrowed the possible locations down to Spain, France, Italy or Cape Cod. Due to a (what I consider) last minute chance of plans, they leave for Greece in a few weeks! I have been trying to get to Greece for a number of years so I …
Favorite Travel Quotes: Part 1
Over the years, I've found I'm not as much into purchasing nick-knacks in other countries as I am into taking pictures and some video. Sometimes people like to see what I bought, but most of the time they want to read the journal I kept or see the pictures I took so they can get …
Travel Tips: Currency
I recently read an article on CNN.com with some tips on managing currency exchange when traveling in Europe. The author pointed out some excellent points for different methods of payment, which I can also comment on, namely: Cash. It's a good idea to have cash backup, in the currency of the country you're visiting, because it's accepted …
Heather's Compass 