Author: Jill Meinecke

It’s my 25th birthday and I’m walking, seemingly aimlessly (although I know what awaits, just not exactly where) through the streets of lower Manhattan with my longtime best friend Rachel. We spend red lights at crosswalks breathlessly catching up on each others’ lives as we do every few months or so. A little drunk and…

A year and a half ago, when I was 23, I wrote a post in my old blog called “25 Things I want to do before I turn 25.” Considering that tomorrow is my 25th birthday, I figured I would revisit the list, see what I accomplished and to what extent and what I slacked on.…

Nicknamed the “smallest big town” in America, Burlington, Vermont is full of pleasant surprises that make this little place a bangin’ destination. It doesn’t hurt that Burlington is chock full of awesome breweries in and around the city. Below are some that I visited for tasting and touring. 1. Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College…

Since the inception of this trip, I’ve been fortunate enough to witness some of the best and most interesting street performers. Below are a few videos I’ve captured of all the fun: 1. Mr. One-Man-Band on Church Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont: http://www.youtube.com/get_player Next is a woman on Avenue du Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec.…

I arrived in Vermont yesterday after a…well, let’s say major snafu. I missed my bus to Boston and to Burlington, so I was faced with the monumental alternative of driving. With my hands tied and little choice in the matter, I fueled up on the extra sleep I needed (what caused me to miss my…

I read a really interesting article yesterday that sort of shook me to my core. Read it here I have also decided to quit Facebook. I can hardly say this was a long time coming. I did love Facebook for a long time. It started as a great platform to network with friends in college.…

Oh, Mother Nature, why can’t you send us an Irene more often? Admittedly, that’s pushing things a little bit. Nobody HOPES for natural disaster, but who can deny that we all definitely needed the shake up. Or maybe it was just me. Hurricane talk started earlier this week around Thursday sometime after the weird 5.8…

As the winds change and the seasons turn, it’s becoming glaringly obvious that summer’s reared its sometimes ugly head and is winding down to a lull. One last trip to the Jersey Shore to send it off, I thought. Part V: Stone Harbor, New Jersey It wasn’t until the other day when scouring through my…

In the latest issue of National Geographic Traveler, a great article called “A Day With the Pygmies” tells the story of the author, Boyd Matson’s time spent in the Congo River Basin in the Central African Republic. Bushwhacking and plowing his way through dense forest, him and his fellow hunter-gatherers came across a local swimming…

I just booked my trip to Vermont to see my sister and have somehow finagled my way up to the Northeast U.S. for $35! It just goes to show that with a little research and resourcefulness, you can get next to anywhere for very cheap.  I will be departing Philadelphia early morning on September 1st…