new destinations to venture to...

I'm adding to my list of places I want to travel to...

Brazil.. all of it.

Santorini, Greece

Damascus, Syria

Banyan Tree Resorts in Ungasan, Bali

... adventure keeps trying to pull me away from this sensible thing I've become....

urge to move

Call it watered down and a light-fare read, but I am and will always be loyal to the NYTimes and writers who've inspired me through each transitional phase of my life. ANYWAYS.

Back in May 2010, an article titled, "Confessions of a Soukaholic" was published... leaving me lusting for more travel.

One of the many roads leading to my apartment.

One of my favorite post-work stops, the olive store!

A Nougat Stop Near Moulay Idriss

Leading the Caravan into the Sahara!

It's amazing, the powers that travel writing can hold. When I first read the "Soukaholic" article, a wave of memories washed over me. Reminding me of the steps I would take through foreign Souks, and yet feeling completely involved, very much a part of the soul of the souk.

Not too long ago, I started reading "Bread of Angels" by author Stephanie Saldana, a tale of her life in Damascus, Syria right after 9/11 as a war waged on in neighboring Iraq. Although of totally different backgrounds, as I read her writing I feel as if I am her, traveling across cities, moving up mountains, a normally quiet and shy woman in the states, but a liberated adventurer in a world so different from hers.

Wanderlusting for the Middle East of days long gone, once more....

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day 2 of the most stressful work week ever....

and the ladies I work with bring in mini-cupcakes from swirlz.. again!

What's the opposite of "blessing in disguise?" oh yea.. THIS.

blah the torture of fattening cupcakes.. screw it.

I'm eating it as I type this..... hahahahahhaa

cupcake monday

Morning, Monday Mavens! This is the way to start the week right, a mini cupcake from Sugar Bliss Cupcakes, thanks to the lovely ladies I work with.