http://www.jessmarmor.com Tue, 06 May 2008 21:37:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When planning this trip, I was told by a few people that they thought I'd love Vienna. I've heard many people say that, while cities like Paris and London are wonderfully cosmopolitan and chockablock with culture, and while the Spanish and Italian cities are amazing for their food or art or nightlife, Vienna ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2008/04/19/wien/ One of the things I love about traveling is being exposed to the look and sounds of different languages, especially languages you rarely hear in the States. While traveling in Vietnam, I tried my best to learn some of the basics of the language -- I even downloaded podcast lessons ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2008/04/15/ceska/ Here I am in Prague. In three days, we've managed to see quite a bit: the castle, a tour of all the synagogues in the Jewish quarter, a driving tour of much of the rest of Old Town and some of New Town, a few museum visits, and some fancy ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2008/04/15/praha/ We got snow last week, as you can see in this adorable photo of Taylor in front of our building, wearing his hand warmers. He was very excited to get to wear hand warmers. This is what winter in New York is all about, right? Snowflakes dotting the shoulders of ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2008/02/15/are-you-there-weather-gods-its-me-jessica/ I don't know about you all, but if I was given this on V-Day I'd be one happy gal. (Thanks Meg for the belated Valentine)  http://www.jessmarmor.com/2008/02/15/best-valentines-gift-ever/ For anyone out there just begging to know whether I finished the 30-day Challenge, ummmm, Of Course I did. Did you ever doubt me? In fact it was a bit anticlimactic, hence my nonchalance about posting an update to this blog. But it's almost the New Year and I figured it ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2007/12/21/done/ Lots of people want to know about the health benefits of Bikram Yoga or how it compares to other yoga paths, or why Bikram Choudhrey is so crazy. But mostly, people want to know about the gross stuff. You put some twenty yogis in a 105-degree room, tell them to ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2007/10/29/things-that-make-you-go-ewww/ Everyone loves a good challenge. I'm nothing if not goal-oriented, and since I graduated from journalism school, found a job and, more recently, settled down from moving uptown and traveling half-way around the world, I've found myself searching for the next, well, goal. It's finally come time for the 30-Day ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2007/10/21/the-30-day-challenge/ Back in New York. After traveling for some 26 hours, it feels good to be at rest and at home. Of course coming back from traveling is always sad, and it is so very very different here than there. I tend to remember most of my travels in superlatives, so ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2007/10/07/the-highlight-reels/ Here I am in Changi Airport, which is pronounced "Ch-ahhhhn-geeee" for those who care about such things. And I now remember what I liked about Singapore. I don't know what part of Changi we were in the two previous times we came through, but we missed the heart and soul of ... http://www.jessmarmor.com/2007/10/06/so-much-more-than-an-airport/