A quick blog note....

So my - Hot Night, Wind was blowin' - feature on Kathmandu is this blogs most popular article. I just thought I'd say I really love writing that feature because whenever I talk about the places I've been people always ask me "where would you recommend grabbing a bite to eat, a bar to go to". Which I love telling them about..

In my years of travelling I've heard a ton of stories, the best stories are about what happens when the sun goes down (and rises); yeah everyone has been to the Coliseum in Rome, the Eiffel Tower, and those are great stories. But I love those stories about what happened after you left the Eiffel Tower, or that time you were stranded on a cruise ship in Athens for a night, and of course everyone's stories about Amsterdam. Because that's whats great about travelling, whether you've been to 1 country or 34, you always come back with one of those "So this one time in..." stories, which are so awesome to hear.

I guess I just realized that a lot of my posts revolve around bars/drinking establishments and crazy evenings. Just thought I'd let you all know that I actually enjoy visiting museums, analyzing local landscapes, studying the built form of a country and experiencing the local culture etc. You know just putting it out there, don't want you guys to get the impression that all I do is party...

*crickets*

Yours in Wanderlust,
Meaghan

Oh Canada Week Ends...On to New York City

I hope everyone enjoyed Oh Canada Week on Travel Nutsy, I chose not to write about the obvious Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver). I figured there is so much information about those Cities already, plus one of my first posts was about Montreal. I will eventually get around to my own City Guide's about Toronto and Vancouver don't you worry.


Now onto this post in honor of our friends across the border, and Independence Day, I haven't been to many American Cities (Boston, Buffalo, Disney World, Seattle, New York City and throughout New England). 


The City that started my passion for traveling was New York City, I went there in 1998 with my High School, and that's when I caught the travel bug, and for that I will ever be grateful to New York City. In retrospect I was very lucky to be there 3 years before 9/11, because at the time I took a panoramic picture of the twin towers, which is now framed by my parents. 


Going to New York City at 17 was a highlight for me, going there with my best friends, learning so much about the world, and where else I could go in the world - all happened in one city. I remember the moment well, we were in the United Nations building, and the fact that when you stepped on the UN soil you weren't technically in the USA. I was baffled by this, then seeing all of the flags, and that's when it hit, yup I can go anywhere in this awesome world.


So for that I thank New York City, the City that showed me that everything is possible.