Author: Jill Meinecke

Below is a short essay I wrote back in March about Southhampton Spa, a Russian and Turkish Bathhouse, which I revisited tonight. I must say, I have decidedly un-fucked up the situation this time around and had an awesome time. Re-reading this makes me feel a little ashamed, but this piece is too good to…

One Sunday while I still had my friends Colleen and Ryland in town, we decided to spend our collective day off together once again at the Jersey Shore. Let it be known, as a matter of fact, that going “Down the Shore” as it’s called by locals, should best be avoided on weekends. Without further…

A quick follow-up to my last post about being resourceful- that is finding the means you need to get to what you want and where you want to be. Since my digital camera, like I’ve already lamented, is still sans a working battery, I was “forced” to take some pictures on a cheap disposable. Though…

Ever been in a pickle because one of your favorite add-ons or accessories broken or lost? Just last week, while at Kilgore Falls, I had unfortunate luck. My Kodak Easy Share decided to crap out on me. Just as I walked into nature’s playground – a waterfall you could swim in – my camera decides…

What do you do when you have an entire day off and cabin fever from too many hot days in a row in a crowded city? You take a trip to swim in a waterfall, that’s what! My friends Chris and Kelly scooped me up this afternoon to take me to Kilgore Falls in northern…

I am currently embarking on my first hostel booking experience. I am traveling to Vermont to see my sister the first week of September and from there driving up to Montreal, Quebec for a long weekend. Since both of us are nearly broke and most certainly on budgets, we are going to stay in a…

I am in the process of trying to jump-start a sort of career for myself. I am a self-admitted late bloomer when it comes to traveling, but the prospect of writing and traveling is so appealing, that I am trying my hardest to carve something out of what was previously “nothing.” I never daydreamed about…

It was my mentor and idol Anthony Bourdain who lamented at the percentage of adults who do not have their U.S. passport, somewhere in the sad vicinity of 20-40 percent. It’s hard to find an exact statistic, but no matter what the exact percentage, Americans should be ashamed of their insular nature. While it is…

It CAN be done! Hour 1/ 1 p.m. : Arrive. Check into Holiday Inn near the Capitol Building. Avoid getting lost on the grid highway system. Feel proud that once you get there, with hardly enough time to gain your bearings, you’re still able to give a guy on the street directions to the parking…

The longer I stay in Philadelphia, the longer I discover the creative and artistic hub it is. Check out this video I shot of an impromptu jazz troupe performing on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Fourth of July. They were young, talented and great free entertainment. Get down! http://www.youtube.com/get_player