All Entries in the "Sherry" Category

A Decade of Travels

It took one simple question 10 years ago to change my life…
“Do you want to come with me?”
My co-worker and friend asked me that simple question referring to visiting his home country of Turkey. I thought about it for a little while knowing virtually nothing about the country of Turkey or where it even [...]

Eat Pray Love – A Travel Movie

The movie Eat Pray Love has hit the big screens around the world (yet sadly not where I’m currently at in Belgium), however it has caused a flurry of activity in the world of travel writing as people pick apart the adaptation of the book-to-movie, Julia Roberts’ laugh/smile, and the story in general.
When I first [...]

Growing Up, Growing Scared

I had all the kids stand up and one by one they sat down…
“If you haven’t been outside of Lincoln, Nebraska – sit down.” I stated.
Everyone remained standing…phew.
“If you haven’t been outside of Nebraska – sit down.”
I lost a couple.
“If you haven’t been outside the United States – sit down.”
They started dropping off rapidly [...]

Itinerary Update – Boston to Europe

It’s time for a little Sherry update. I try not to do these too often so that I can remain a mystery and therefore more interesting…but here goes – the mystery is revealed in a short post.

Where am I now?
I’ve been in Boston now for 5 weeks house-sitting and haven’t really written a [...]

Saying goodbye…

In Memorandum – Saying goodbye to a dear friend
My throat immediately tightened and my swallowing became slow and laborious. I could feel the familiar sting in my eyes and my abdominal muscles contracting into a knot. I was going to cry; dammit, I was going to cry! I tried to hold back [...]

Tiger Balm Tales E-book – Annapurna Circuit with my Father

Father’s Day was last Sunday; what better time to reflect upon my recent travels with my father.
Last October I traveled to Nepal to hike the Annapurna Circuit with my 73 year old father.  We hiked for 21 days with many ups and downs…quite literally.  I blogged about each step of that journey here on my [...]

My Virtual Life

This week, my virtual life is going to collide with my physical life…and I’m a bit nervous.
Will it be a supernova or a black hole?
What if the physical me isn’t as interesting and likeable as the virtual me?
This weekend in New York City not only will the city be welcoming gay men and women from [...]

Building an Empire – One Day at a Time

When I was a kid I used to have a vivid imagination and would always beg people to play in my imaginary world.  I would play library, school teacher, office (my personal favorite); I think I was a natural builder of empires, whether they be books, homework, or filing.
However, recently I’ve had the pleasure of [...]

A Disappearing Town

I remember the streets crowded with people for Pilger Days, a weekend celebration which happened once a summer. There was cotton candy, music, families walking hand and hand, a cake walk (my personal favorite), a dime toss and a myriad of other carnival games. However, now I walk through the streets of Pilger [...]

The Ecstasy of Unpacking

When I meet people, I live in fear of people asking me ‘the’ question; but eventually after some small talk, the question always comes.
“Where do you live?”
It’s an innocent question, but it throws me every time. I normally look at the person and size them up before I answer. I try to determine [...]

Grounded for Meet, Plan, Go!

The Iceland volcano grounded air travel in Europe last week; it was a frustrating week for travelers. I know their pain because I too am grounded…here in the US. I’m waiting to travel. It’s hard for me to stay grounded and be patient waiting to travel; I have trouble taking my own advice [...]

Blowing out Candles

They’re leaving…I can’t stop em. No matter how much I beg and plead for them to stay, I can’t change their mind. The memories are vivid now, but they’ll be a distant soon. I’ll look at the pictures and try to relive those times, but it’ll never be the same.
I’m sad to [...]

Lonely Planet Wants You…

You may have noticed that little blue banner on the left side of my home page…yes, there…that one…the one that says “Lonely Planet Featured Blogger 2010″.  What does that mean?  Well, it means that I’m a part of a beta program for Lonely Planet where they post my blog posts on their website under the [...]

A Look Back and Forward for 2010

Years seem to slide in and out of my life like visits to countries; they are often too short. Plus, when you look back at them they always seem better than the actual moment.
I have been busy working on some new resolutions for the year for my other website, Briefcase to Backpack. In [...]

Happy Holidays EGreeting!

For the 3rd year in a row, I’ve decided not to purchase stamps and instead send my Holiday Greetings electronically!  I seem to live my whole life virtually anyway, why should this be any different!  This video card was created on my new Christmas present to myself – my new macbook – the learning curve [...]

Taking Flight

As I spend Thanksgiving at home in the US with family this year, I certainly have many things I am thankful for. The normal – family, friends, and health; and the not so normal – brushing teeth with tap water, pedestrian right of way, and indoor heating. However, just recently I was reminded of something [...]

Blogging and Living in Vietnam – Interview

If you’ve been missing the sound of my voice, or you can’t remember what I look like – then check out the video interview I did for a great new blog by Will Peach! Will has started a super new blog with a unique concept. He lives in Saigon and instead of writing about travel [...]