Author Archive for Molly Dugan
From the shores of the mighty Ohio River to the booming metropolis of Lexington, Kentucky, Molly Dugan has the market on travel in the tri-state area. Once a barefoot wanderer throughout South America, Molly has temporarily traded mountains for manicures as she embarks on her most challenging adventure yet- wilderness survival in corporate America. Momentarily high-heeling her way through life, our cubical correspondent proves that you don’t have to go off the map to get out of the house.
Wanderlust and culture shock in Latin America or anywhere
I was in Ecuador when it happened to me. Many seasoned travelers had warned me about it, but I, with my buoyant wanderlust, had always haughtily considered myself above the adverse effects of foreign travel. No, I was certain. It couldn’t happen to me. But it did. And I still remember the look in my [...]
How to make it through boys’ weekend at the Auto Show in Motor City
The Weekend Before the Girls’ Yoga Retreat. Meeting in the Middle So you’ve gone ahead and bitten the bullet. Your other half has eagerly proposed a weekend away and you’ve lovingly agreed to indulge him. The mission? A weekend at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, the Motor City. That’s right, even [...]
Machu Picchu’s siren call- to stand at the top of the world
It was a feeling that I yearned for. To stand on top of a mountain in the cool silence of dawn. Cliché? Perhaps. But nevertheless, I was certain that there were few moments in life more satisfying than that stillness. And at last, after years of fantasizing, there I sat in an unassuming patch of [...]
