by Kristina | Apr 27, 2017 | Life, Travel
Dear Women of Airport Bathrooms,I’m hardly a frequent traveler, but I find myself amongst your ranks 3-5 times a year when I do my best to blend in. I politely wait in line when applicable, find a stall near the back if I’ll be a while, and move...
by Kristina | Oct 13, 2016 | Advice, Life, Travel
PlanSpend two-glorious-weeks enjoying tropical paradise in Central America. You’ve never been there and have no idea about the actual geography, weather this time of year, or available sights to see, but this is going to be fun because you can plan later!...
by Kristina | Apr 7, 2016 | Advice, Life, Travel
Back in December 2015, when I really started to feel like myself again, I composed a “Petra is GONE” blog in my head. The update was to be titled “Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming” and it was going to be about poop.That’s...
by Kristina | Jan 22, 2016 | Hiking, Travel, Tutu
The alarm went off before the sun woke up. GrandBob roused the troops with coffee in hand, ready to start the day. We dined on the best corn bran and milk available from the local grocery, eating with plastic spoons while sitting in the back of a 1998 camper truck. By...
by Kristina | Dec 31, 2015 | Life, Travel
Moonlight skiing, complete with miniature cans of champagne, goes down in history as my best New Year Celebration ever. I’ve also been lucky to celebrate on a boat in Lake Union, with drinking uno in Patagonia, and I was in the FIRST time zone to enter the next...
by Kristina | Nov 19, 2015 | Advice, Life, Skiing, Travel
While on a hut trip in Canada, I learned of this amazing game called “What’s yours like?” Incredibly simple and requiring zero accoutrements to play, “What’s Yours Like?” is both an amazing get-to-know-you and disturbing...