Lizzie HessekAug 4, 20203 minThe Happy Water CureDawn broke as the van snaked around the mountain faces of Northwest Vietnam. In the pale blue light, we saw children in traditional garb...
Lizzie HessekAug 24, 20184 minA Tale of Two ValleysI've been part of a wine club with friends from grad school for over 5 years now. The wine club has survived jobs starting and stalling...
Lizzie HessekOct 27, 20176 minTreachery and Beauty: Life Lessons from Hiking in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania rocks. It rocks in the figurative sense of being super great, and it rocks in the sense that there are literal stones,...
Lizzie HessekMay 19, 20176 minIslands you Didn't Know Existed: Atlantic EditionIn theory, I hate the beach. I don't like getting dirty from the sand. I don't like salt water. I don't like getting sunburns, and for...
Lizzie HessekApr 6, 20174 minA Very Parisian Sunday Treasure HuntThis is the sixth Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the most Parisian parts of Paris hidden in plain sight. Check out...
Lizzie HessekNov 23, 20163 minA Multicultural Parisian Treasure HuntThis is the fifth Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the least French parts of Paris. Check out the Romantic Treasure...
Lizzie HessekAug 16, 20167 minHow to Throw a Killer International Family ReunionMy father's mother has always been something of a legend in my life. She died when I was about two years old, and I have no memory of...
Lizzie HessekAug 15, 20163 minYou are Now Leaving the 21st CenturyHello friends! I hope you are keeping cool in the godforsaken heatwave of sadness and suffering! I wrote last week about my cousin...
Lizzie HessekAug 12, 20165 minA Tale of Two PubsMy favorite thing about Dublin was the pub culture. Every night, Rachel and I would push open a pair of heavy wooden doors, grab a stool...
Lizzie HessekJun 21, 20163 minMind the Nettles and the BramblesWe're back from Ireland! What an amazing journey it was. If you ever get the chance to hangout with 90 of your 10th cousins for a...
Lizzie HessekMay 23, 20164 minThe Parisian Death and Destruction Treasure HuntThis is the fourth Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the hidden gems of Paris. Check out the Highlights Hunt here, the...
Lizzie HessekMay 3, 20164 minJapan in Two Weeks: a Queer Martha ItineraryIt's a grey, rainy night in Philadelphia. A perfect evening to definitely not get out of bed. I am under covers with Rachel sleeping on...
Lizzie HessekApr 27, 20166 minQueer CasablancaOne Monday night in late March, Rachel and I were stumbling through the streets of Shinjuku-2-chome looking for a warm place to rest our...
Lizzie HessekApr 11, 20165 minHow to Beat Jet Lag to the Punch (and Other Tips for Coming Home from Vacation)Rachel and I arrived home from Japan Thursday night, and I am excited to share our adventures with you. It was a perfect trip, and Japan...
Lizzie HessekMar 31, 20161 minGreetings from JapanWe've been in Japan for a week now, and we have already decided that we want to move here. We just really want to live in a society that...
Lizzie HessekMar 24, 20163 minThe Ultimate List of Things to Do the Day Before You Leave for VacationSo, you have been planning a big vacation for several months, have you? You got your passport updated, you dropped your cat off at your...
Lizzie HessekMar 16, 20165 minMagical Milford: a Queer Martha Mini-Guide to the PoconosMy mother always said, "Everything changes once you hit the Poconos." She was talking about weather patterns, and I suppose there are...
Lizzie HessekMar 9, 20164 minAlligators are Amazing: A mini-guide to Jacksonville and St. Augustine, FloridaDid you know that Jacksonville is the largest city in the contingent United States by land mass? I know - that's crazy! Did you know that...
Lizzie HessekFeb 16, 20162 minThe Remains of the Old ParisHe will be remembered as an urbanist historian, a genuine romanticist, a lover of Paris, a Balzac of the camera, from whose work we can...
Lizzie HessekFeb 6, 20166 minTry Something New: Idioms for (almost) Every OccasionWords are important. You know what is more important? Words that don't mean what they are supposed to mean. That's right, folks, we're...