Traveling with Teens to Europe: Successful Vacation Planning Tips

There are a few travel tricks for trips to Europe to help teens have an awesome time in the moment—and one to remember long after they get home.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthDecember 14, 2022travel, familyComment

Month-in-Review Highlights: November 2022

Reviewing my progress against plans this month, I celebrated my big wins and took stock of what would invariably, given this point in the year, belly flop.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthDecember 7, 2022goals, postmortemComment

Terms for People Who’ve Moved to another Country

Though you’ve heard the terms, you may not have considered them unless you’ve needed to define yourself (or had someone define you) by one or several.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 30, 2022culture Comments

Successful Houseguest Hosting

A successful and happy experience for everyone, guests and hosts, primarily hinges on how well you’ve communicated before your guests arrive.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 23, 2022friendship, family, travelComment

Best Practices for Visiting Landmark Museums

I’ve developed a few different strategies for approaching these landmark institutions that I hope could help other people have a better experience than they might have otherwise.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 16, 2022culture, travel Comments

Avoiding Travel Drama: Best Practices for Traveling Together

I’ve outlined best practices that I’ve learned to make traveling with other people easier than it might be otherwise (and avoid as much as drama as possible).

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 9, 2022travelComment

Month-in-Review Highlights: October 2022

Turns out if you tweak your goals to align with your interests, you actually review progress and like what you see.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthNovember 2, 2022goals, postmortemComment

You're a Tourist: Be a Tourist

If you don’t “do the tourist thing,” you miss a massive opportunity—and beg the question about why you’ve taken the time and spent the money to travel somewhere.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 26, 2022travel, cultureComment

Planning a Trip to Belgium

Planning a trip to Belgium? Here are my experience-based recommendations for choosing a base of stay and finding great day trips around the central and western halves of the country.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 19, 2022travel, culture Comments

Books I've Read: Q3 2022

And now for a list of what I read in Q3 2022—and what I considered the best of the bunch! What should I read next?

JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 12, 2022books, reading, literatureComment

Month-in-Review Highlights: September 2022

Though I still need to push hard to make several of my 2022 objectives happen before the end of the year, I feel on track with the biggest and most important of the set, which energizes me.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 5, 2022goals, postmortemComment

Ideas for a Visit to Basel, Switzerland

If you visit Basel, you’ll find a wealth of fun things to experience, from history, art, culture—and even food. We loved our trip to Basel—even more than we’d expected to love it!

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 28, 2022travel, vacations, culture, SwitzerlandComment

Reflections on the First Summer Travel Season Post-COVID Restrictions

The first full-force summer travel season of the post-COVID-restrictions era just wrapped, and I have a few observations.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 21, 2022travel, coronavirus diaries, vacationComment

How to Spend a Day in Freiburg, Germany

Here’s how to get a sampling of the variety of experiences Freiburg has to offer, from nature and Black Forest views through to history and culture.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 14, 2022travel, vacationComment

Month-in-Review Highlights: August 2022

Despite a jam-packed month, I kept most of the high- and medium-priority projects moving forward on schedule. Forgive me if I feel a bit of pride about that.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 7, 2022postmortem, goalsComment