It’s weird to come back from a vacation feeling like you ate well and slimmed down, but that’s what happens when you live on tapas, key lime pie, sushi, and ice cream while walking everywhere, biking, snorkeling, and swimming. Now that’s a diet worth living! Our first meal in Key West took place about 20…
Author: katrina
Margaritaville’s Color Palette
We’re in Key West, Florida, experiencing a visual overload. After months of gray skies, snow-white sidewalks, and heavy black sweaters, we find ourselves in a place where sky and sea circle as one turquoise swirl, where hibiscus flowers are the colors of flamingo feathers, and where every inch of visible flesh is bronzed by the…
Finally, Spring and Spring Break
Four weeks ago, we were doing this: Now, we’re getting ready to do this: That’s right. Team Martinez-Woznicki is going snorkeling in Key West, Florida, and we leave in just over a week. I cannot wait considering I’ve had this trip on my mind ever since that gloomy, foggy, drippy 40-degree birthday I had last…
Scheduling Happiness With or Without Expedia
The New York Times reported this week that the simple act of planning a vacation boosts happiness. Conducted by researchers in the Netherlands and published in the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life, the study also showed that the length and type of vacation did not necessarily influence happiness. What did was rather you…
Number 5
Readers of The New York Times picked New York City as one of the top 5 places to visit in 2010. I’m not sure what this will mean for my commute this year, with more tourists choking the streets and getting the freshest bagels and pizza before I do, but at least I can now…