Author: Jill Meinecke

In conjunction with my traveling lifestyle, it seemed only right to be a pilot for Halloween. I make a pretty good Amelia Earhart! Happy Halloween everybody! I even disappeared and was never seen again.

I wake up at 8 a.m. in a panic. My landlord is due over at 9 a.m. and I have exactly 60 minutes to gather two cats and a dog and get them out of the house before I face eviction for squatting past my move-out date. I swing my legs out of bed and…

Growing up I was fortunate to see a lot of my country. My family and I enjoyed one, and if we were lucky, two family vacations a year. While some of my closest friends and family members stayed nearby for a break from their everyday lives, my parents treated us to the likes of the…

I have been a journalist essentially my whole life. As soon as you’re old enough to gain cognizance of the questions you ask and what people’s reactions will be, you’ve learned the most valuable lesson of interviewing. As a professional journalist, there are certain things you can do to make the process go smoothly, yielding…

Fellow travelers,Have you come to a point in time where you face the future so uncertainly that the only refuge you can think of (and it’s somehow preferable) is a complete and utter meltdown? I seek advice and guidance from the community. How do you go about making travel plans concrete? How do make a…

Check out this video that took me hours to edit…A reminder that I need to get better at shooting/editing my own multimedia. Just thought I’d share some of my Halloween spirit with you all: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fv11.nonxt6.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D3f53b00579639681%26itag%3D18%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1318306577%26sparams%3Did%2Citag%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Cexpire%26signature%3D46456150C7FF0C23C85187010A6E17E9CD367918.6DDF3B16E9A299CEADA7A02611E4D4571E2B3C0E%26key%3Dlh1

I have successfully stayed in my first hostel and Montreal Central was the one to take my virginity. It’ll be hard not to fall in love with you, MC, with all your cute, friendly French Canadian desk attendants and awesome company. Below find a short review of Montreal Central, 1586 Rue St. Hubert. Location: Could…

Portrait of a semi-seasoned traveler is an on-going series featuring fellow travelers I have known personally, whether it be a long-time friend or a new acquaintance. These profiles are meant to inspire and pinpoint through opinions and memories why travel is such an attractive and life-changing experience.  ———————————————————————————————— Name: Hollis Ireland A star is born;…

Part of being a good writer is being a good reader. These past few months I’ve been doing a lot of reading, but I have done so in a very spastic fashion. Let me tell you all of the books/publications I have been in the middle of for the past few months: Waiter Rant: Currently…

My trip to New York City last week rocked, period. End of statement. As you read, I visited my friend Rachel and the San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy. This was of course after a trip to Eataly, Mario Batali’s mammoth indoor Italian marketplace. If you haven’t been, go there. Now. It will change your…