How Did My Picture End Up On Huge Wall? You truly never know where your digitally published photos may wind up. You also never know what fruits your art may reap, even years down the line, when it seems everyone has forgotten about it all. To illustrate this, allow me to share the strange and… [Read More]
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What to Do in Boston: 27 Ideas by a Local Travel Blogger
Attractions in My Beloved Massachusetts Capital! I’ve run Around the World “L” Travel Blog for a decade now, and have lived in Boston nearly my whole life (multiple decades!), but it isn’t until THIS article that I am finally, comprehensively answering the question I get so much… What are the Best Things to Do in Boston,… [Read More]
What Succeeded This Year? What Was Behind the Scenes?
Hello! As I delight in doing each December, let’s see which stories were most successful of the 24 I wrote on this travel blog this year… and then I’ll give you some secret back-story on what’s been going on at Around the World L. I shall illustrate this article with my favorite @WorldLillie Instagram photos from the… [Read More]
8 Practical Tips for Juggling Family, Career, and Sanity: From Oats to Coaches
By day, I’m a teacher to 140 twelve year olds. By evening, I’m mother of two kids under 4 years old, and by night, I’m a travel blogger who runs two websites. Yeep! As I wrap up my first school year being a Doubly-Employed Double Mama, here’s a practical list of tips that saved my… [Read More]
A Glamorous Airport Lounge (and Double-Decker Plane!) in Boston as I Ponder In-Between Spaces
A liminal space is the threshold between two eras, places, or states of being. This April Vacation, I inhabited the liminal world from head to toe, and nowhere was it more literal than the day I spent in Boston’s Logan Airport: in a glamorous airline lounge, even ON an airplane… and yet going nowhere. In… [Read More]
She’s Here! Our New Baby is Here! Woo Hoo!
Yaaaaayyy!!! Colin and I are so happy to introduce you to our new baby: an 8-pound, 20.5-inch cuddler named… Joya. I have covered her soft cheeks in kisses in the hours since her birth, and plan to kiss her a whole lot more in the years to come. Joya was born with robust health at… [Read More]
