One of the biggest downsides about moving away from San Francisco and spending 14 months on the road and 5 months in limbo in Portland before making Phoenix my new home, was that I lost the network I had...
Selina Siak Chin Yoke: Food as a Novel Character
Thank you to Selina Siak Chin Yoke, author and food lover, for sharing how food impacts her memories and became a central character in her writing. It even includes a recipe for Mee Siam, a spicy Siamese noodle dish!...
5 Things Johnny Depp Taught Me About Life
With the opening of the fifth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, I’d thought I’d update this post from March 2010. Despite Johnny Depp’s many highs and lows the lessons he’s taught me about life remain true to this...
5 Ways to be More Healthy so You Can be More Productive
I’m going to take a guess that you are probably super busy a lot of the time and your to-do list is often a mile long, and you just wish you could get more done. I often feel the...
7 things Scarlett O’Hara taught me about life
On the anniversary of Gone With The Wind, I thought I’d share an updated version of this post. I am a huge fan of the book and the movie, particularly Scarlett O’Hara. So much so that I used to...
Super Duper 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
Catchy name, right?! My plan was to do individual post for bloggers, for travelers, for foodies, but then I thought, “hey, I’m all those things” and I believe it’s likely that you are too, or that you know people...
5 Things Star Trek Taught Me About Life
The third installment of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek series lands in theaters this week and as a big fan, I am super excited. I think they have done a great job staying true to the original series, enough to...
Live A Great Story
While Mr. Misadventures and I were cruising around the Salton Sea, I snapped this image of an abandoned building in Bombay Beach. At the time I remarked about the sign that read “Live A Great Story” (in black towards...
A Year to #ExperienceBuick
This sponsored post is part of my ongoing project #ExperienceBuick. Throughout 2015, I will be experiencing Buick through a series of events and initiatives that reinforce what this American car manufacturer brand is all about. =============================================== To say that...
A Few of My Favorite Things – Holiday Gift Guide
I wanted to share a few of my favorite things from friends and fans of the Misadventures with Andi community. I think it is important to support small businesses particularly during the holiday season! Take a peek and consider...
AFAR Featured Ambassador
I have many blogging friends like Kristin, Lindsey and Andi P. who have been in print magazines and Abby who used be the editor of Vegas magazine and as an AFAR ambassador I am in the masthead every edition...
Capture the Colour 2013 – A Journey Through Travel Photos
It’s back! Last year Mr. Misadventures and I had so much fun looking through our thousands of photos to participate in the 2012 version of Capture the Colour. When my darling friend, Andi Perullo of My Beautiful Adventures nominated...