hello chaotic self...

(at least i have a cute doggie who snuggles with me :) )

It's been quite a while since I've felt like myself- since my body has waged war on me, really.
Why? I don't know. I exercise, eat right, haven't globetrotted anywhere in these last few months, pretty much no stress (yeah, yeah, insert world's smallest violin here, I know...)

Oh, one cause of stress: my book coming out in bookstores, see here

To make matters- interesting- it started to hurt my entire body when typing so I was inspired to visit my Mom's Holistic Doctor.

Monday was my first time receiving acupuncture. I was not relaxed, and almost immediately I got a case of the itchies. In my ear, on my cheek, on my forehead...but the doc told me not to move.

So, I didn't.

The second part of my therapy is tea. The tea is geared toward my 100 ailments- she gears them individually towards each patient and they have an almost immediate effect. However-

it's gross. Vile. Ew.

The doc told me to just suck it down and not think about it. Twice a day until this coming Monday.

I finished my third cup today.

I've had a disgusting cramp in my leg- which could be any number of things but other than that, I've been feeling a teeny weeny bit better.

I'll catch you up ASAP!

Hope you're all feeling wonderful and please shoot me 'feel good' vibes :)

Love me,
the globetrotting gamine

revisiting july 2010

update! Old post, click here:

a while ago, on my post titled 'life goals, take 1!', i had a small bucket list. it has grown and i've decided that if you'd like to feature your bucket list...do it here! send it to me at whosthatgamine@gmail.comand i will post it with a mclinky to your site! happy trails <3

Gone on a blind date


(X)Skipped school

(X)Watched someone die

(X) Been to Canada

( X) Been to Mexico

( x) Been to Florida

(x )Been to Hawaii

( )Been to South America

(x )Been to Europe

( )Been to Africa

( )Been to the Middle East

( )Been to the Orient

( )Been to Australia

(X ) Traveled alone

(X) Been on a plane

( )Been on a helicopter

(X) Been lost

(X ) Gone to Washington, DC

(X) Swam in the ocean

(X)Cried yourself to sleep

( ) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons

(X) Sang Karaoke

(X ) Paid for a meal with coins only

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.

(X) Made prank phone calls

( X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( ) Danced in the rain-naked

( x) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(X) Watched the sunrise with someone

(X) Blown bubbles

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Gone to the movies

(X) Gone to the movies alone

( ) Been deep sea fishing

( ) Driven across the United States 

( ) Been in a hot air balloon

( x) seen a volcano

( x) Gone snowmobiling

(x) Lived in more than one country

(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets and Mosquitoes

(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty

( )Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

( x) Been on a cruise 

(X) Traveled by train

( x) Traveled by motorcycle

(X ) Been horse back riding

( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR

(X ) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World

(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer

(x ) Been in a rain forest

( ) Seen whales in the ocean

(X) Been to Niagara Falls

( ) Ridden on an elephant

( )Been in a car wreck

( ) Swam with dolphins

( ) Been to the Olympics

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve

( ) Been spinnaker flying

( ) Been water-skiing

( x) Been snow-skiing

( ) Been to Westminster Abbey

( ) Been to the Louvre

( x )Wrote a book (waiting for it to be published)

(x ) Swam in the Mediterranean (and the aegean sea)

(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game

( ) Been to a National Football League game

(X) Seen a play on Broadway

( ) Been to Las Vegas

(X) Been to Atlantic City

(X) Been to Coney Island

( ) Take the trans-siberian railway through Mongolia and Russia 

( ) Go photo crazy at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia 

( ) Summit Mount Kilimanjaro 

( ) Explore rural and urban Japan 

( )Eat and practice Italian in Puglia, the heel of Italy!

( )Volunteer at a children's school in Africa 

( )Walk the entire French Route of El Camino de Santiago 

( )Take a polar plunge in Antarctica 

( )Go backpacking through New Zealand, head to toe

( )Walk Across Spain 

( )learn american sign language

( )Visit all 7 continents 

( ) Sing Karaoke in Japan 

( )Learn 'Hello' in as many languages as possible 

(x )Take Dance Lessons 

( ) Go on an African Safari 

( )Volunteer Abroad 

( )Study Yoga in an Ashram 

( x )Whitewater Rafting 

( )Join 'La Tomatina' tomato fight in Spain 

( ) Go on a cruise in the Galapagos Islands 

( )Hike the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu 

( ) Try Shark Cage Diving 

( ) Learn to Surf (sort of...)

( ) Try CouchSurfing, at least once 

( )Learn to ride a motorcycle 

( ) Go Sailing 

( x) Find the best pizza in New York City 

( x) Explore a cave

( )Run a Marathon in another country

( X) Climb a volcano

( ) bite the bullet and go Zip-lining


i hope to accomplish the rest of this list in the next 2 years! 


love me,
the globetrotting gamine

tortilla cafe

best food ever!
see here

and here

we did all this after we hit
the eastern market!

we had porpusa's, burritos, plantains...
tamales...
drooooooool

and so much more i don't even remember!!

have you ever been??

~the globetrotting gamine

stewart's

i loved this place,
and the wait-staff was amazing!

honestly, one of the best parts
of our road trip!

~the globetrotting gamine

amelia earhart, i love you!

christina rozeas photography 2012

all rights reserved

air and space museum

washington, dc

~the globetrotting gamine

capcity brew and gordon biersch

i loved these places-
and the dinner at gordon biersch was so good-
i really have no idea why i don't have any photos of it!
i must look around...
we may have been in beer-stupor heaven.

so lucky to have gone on this road trip!

has anyone ever been to these places?

~the globetrotting gamine

a birthday gift..

for me? you shouldn't have...

and you didn't- lol!!

this is the hope diamond :)

tourists in d.c.

 ^capitol hill^

 ^under the mural: apotheosis^

^the washington monument was closed!^

^i was so happy to see abe. "i never lie!" (night at the museum, 2)^

^i finally saw the white house! way, way way down there!^

love love loved...

~the globetrotting gamine

where were we?

 cool wall ^ i want.

so this place,
had given us high hopes-
and the atmosphere was beautiful...

but please work on that beer!!!

we need more,
and different ones in new york :)

and i'm sorry, i can't find
which place you were!!

more yummy stouts, please.

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

burley-ness

best.
beer.
ever!!

we love burley
it was totally worth the whole trip!

you don't have toast?

a very interesting breakfast choice...

for us new york folk- who are used to diners...

this was obviously not one.

we asked for a crab omellette...

wait, where's the pic?

oh...

 there. with a crepe.
but when we ordered, we asked if the omellette came with toast...
no.
english muffin?
no.
scone? biscuit?
no.
no.

just a floppy little crepe
all thin-like on my plate.

i thought it was odd,
but it really was quite ridiculous--
and that portion you see
is less than HALF of the whole portion!!

wow-zers.

great yummy, crab omelette.

don't mind us.
i love taking pictures and
he doesn't like being in them-
or he was sad about
no-toast.

;)

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

the pickled pig

going on a road trip can be bad for two reasons:

the fattening and AMAZING food you're going to eat...

and the fact that you know you have to detox when you get home.

though, it is all worth it.

it really, truly is.

we had a recommendation 

to head on over to 'the pickled pig pub'.

with a name like that, how can you NOT go?

2 words:

fried.

pickles.

oh my word.

i am thinking they were beer-battered, though it mattered not

these were so good it was quite ridiculous

and inspired me to do the same

one day at home

for my dinner menu.

we were delighted about the lunch-fare as well.

(i had the warm pretzel turkey sandwich-

another cool thing to make!)

all in all-

i so recommend this place.

and will dream about it often.

road trip: brewery archive

these are some shots-
from the dogfish head brewery
in deleware.
the story of this brewery is totally inspirational,
especially since the creator/owner/inventor started out in his apartment
and blossomed into different facets of business.

i just loved this story
and this place...

and the bitch brew beer!

yay :)

what do you think of breweries? any tips for a new yorker?!

love me,
the globetrotting gamine!

spring. yay!

hello friends:
we have had a very busy week!
how are you?

we hope you are good.

today, pup wanted to share some words of wisdom...

1. be thankful for everything you have
2. be thankful for everyone in your life
3. every circumstance that's handed to you makes way for something better
4. puppies are real cute

we hope that today marks the most wonderful springtime of your life!!

hugs, 

from

the globetrotting gamine and pup

dear honduras

Honduras Checklist:

• sight-see
• take pictures
• go to the best beach
• talk to the locals to find out where to go for lunch
• go to lunch and eat something new and crazy
• so there we were: roatan, honduras. we were on an adventure, exploring everything we possibly could and having so much fun...

then we had to battle itty bitty sand flies on the beach so i wrapped myself up like a mummy while LML sought solace in the sea.

of course, we find out that the locals swore by this place, so we chose to have a yummy lunch of:

rice

beans

plantains

local beer (holy moly, that beer pictured below is awesome)

and iguana.

yes, iguana. 

pictures below of our meal with a friend...

though it sounds creepy and weird...

it really wasn't- it was quite good.

this deters a little from our nightly vegetarian feasts we usually prepare back home

but everyone needs to come out of their comfort zone somehow and

we are so glad we did.

here's to good food and good friends ;)

love me,

the globetrotting gamine