More Travel Dreams: Once again I'm tempted by places I'd love to visit... if I had a vacation this summer. I've heard from several people that Slovenia is beautiful, and not yet spoiled by tourism. Today's NYT article on Slovenia reinforces my desire to go...before its too late. Despite living in Europe half my life, I have also never been to Spain, and apparently they have excellent, little-known white wines... perfect for my a red-wine intolerant wine lover like me! (Champagne in France is actually my first choice for a wine tasting tour, but this one looks like another excellent option.)

Interesting view from a Republican hopeful in Vermont (where, incidentally, my brother will be starting college this fall.)

Or you could just go visit your parents... and steal stuff, like a lot of people apparently do. I'm trying to think of whether I've just taken stuff (my parents usually just load me up)... but they definitely make sure I almost never leave empty handed, but go home with things like my favorite Mint Moroccan tea, a bottle of good olive oil- mainly food things. I guess I justify it by thinking that I do plan on taking care of my parents when they get old (...as long as that doesn't happen anytime soon, since I still have quite a bit of school and so forth ahead of me.)