Is it just me, or does it feel as if 2025 passed in the blink of an eye?! At the start of 2025, I had just two trips planned, both booked for January: a long weekend in the Hudson Valley…
2024: The Year in Review on Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
It’s maybe a sign of just how busy my 2024 was that I’m only publishing my annual “Year in Review” recap in… February of 2025! 2024 started with a bang, with the second half of our two-week visit to Asia,…
2016: The Year in Review on Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
Year in review round-ups can be a bit clichéd. At this time of year, they’re everywhere – newspapers, TV shows, blogs and websites. And yet – I can’t help but love them. Maybe it’s nosiness, or nostalgia for the 12…
2015: The Year in Review on Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
Christmas is over, and New Year (or Hogmanay, if you’re in Scotland) is fast approaching. It’s that time of year when seemingly everyone is exclaiming about the swift passage of time, and looking back fondly and thankfully over the past…
2014: A Year in Review on Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
Christmas is over, and New Year (or Hogmanay, if you’re in Scotland) is fast approaching. It’s that time of year when seemingly everyone is exclaiming about the swift passage of time, and looking back fondly and thankfully over the past…
2012: A Year In Review
At the start of 2012, I assumed my suitcase stories would be fewer and further between than those of the past few years. Last year saw me trekking from Beijing to Hong Kong and road tripping across America’s wild west,…