I found Wanderful at just the right moment. It was the spring of 2015, and I wasn’t on my travels – not really – but I had very recently uprooted and moved my entire life from the Outer Hebrides of…
A Blog Announcement and A Giveaway!
July to me can sometimes feel like another January – a new beginning, of sorts. It heralds the height of a new season – hello summer! – and marks a mid-way point in the year where you can take stock…
BlogHouse Philadelphia: Where the Past Met the Present
In Philadelphia, you run into history around every corner. Independence Hall, where the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place. The Liberty Bell, a State House bell that become a nationwide symbol of freedom and protest. Elfreth’s Alley, where…
What I’ve Learned In 4 Years of Travel Blogging
Stories My Suitcase Could Tell turned four earlier this week. Four! The blog that I started without much thought – other than the impulse to write somewhere, anywhere – has developed into something I could never have imagined, and taken…
Celebrating 4 Years of Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
Blogging is such big business these days that people look confused when I tell them I began blogging without a plan. That I didn’t use social media, know anything about SEO scores and Google Analytics, or consider the appeal of…
Writing, Blogging, and Creativity: A Review of Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
It was early evening on the top floor of Barnes and Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, and I was snorting with laughter amongst a bunch of 100 or so strangers. This wasn’t some strange cult meeting, but the September launch…