October 2011

First Times & Taking Nothing For Granted

by Monica October 26, 2011

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson Last week I attended Meet Plan Go here in NYC, and [...]

The Time Is Now

by Monica October 13, 2011

Timing, it seems, is everything. Finding the perfect flight deal, when to launch a new product, getting that “lucky break.” Good actors have good timing; comedy is really truth delivered in the right way at precisely the right time. But in life, there is rarely that window of the perfect time, and when it does [...]

Sliding Doors, Parallel Lives, & the Chance to Choose

by Monica October 6, 2011

Do you remember that 90s movie, Sliding Doors, starring Gwenyth Paltrow? IMDB sums up the plot this way: ALondon woman’s love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel. In other words, the movie depicts both versions of her life story; what her life would have [...]

All Aboard! Traveling Via Train

by Monica October 3, 2011

Seaside Railroad Photograph I never had a huge desire for train travel. It felt outdated, even cumbersome somehow. Why spend days getting somewhere when you could arrive to your destination in a matter of hours via an airplane? Taking a car can even be a faster choice if the route is more direct… Plus you [...]