While in LA, I checked out the improvements to the tournament in Indian Wells. I arrived on Tuesday at 1 pm and left on Thursday morning. I bought a general admissions ticket ($53) for…
In 2013, I went to five ATP tournaments (including a slam): Indian Wells, CA; Washington, DC; Montreal, Canada; US Open; Basel, Switzerland; and the World Tour Finals. Of the six, Basel was…
I am writing this post from a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Every time I set out on another tennis adventure, I’m always helped and sustained by friends. Some of them…
It’s taken me this long to recover from my trip to Basel, Switzerland. To be honest, I’m still trying to process what happened there and why it was such a wonderful surprise….
One hour into my flight to Amsterdam, the pilot announces that he will be turning the plane around to return to Philadelphia. There is technical difficulty with the plane and they do…
I was so excited to get to Toronto. I was going to visit my good friend Karen and between the tennis. How did I know that the very day I arrived Federer…
1) WTF 2010 – friendliest fan encounters + Fed autograph + Fed beat-downs in great seats. While watching Rafa practice, I met two boys from Spain who just wandered into the O2…
Hit a budgetary wall and laying low, catching Rogers Cup at home today. Best view in the house for Center Court matches for sure but I miss the sun and side court/grandstand…
I get asked this question all the time: how do you afford to take these trips?! The hospitality of great friends and a bit of luck. I am headed to Toronto without…
I love to write, but it can create a false impression on the reader. My writings can suggest a calmer and more ordered internal state than really exists. Similarly, as I don’t…
“Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got till it’s goneThey paved paradise and put up a parkin’ lot” –Counting Crows ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ This is my…
In case you could not tell, I’m a “follow your bliss” kind of girl. When I need inspiration, I will pick up a Joseph Campbell book to get my juices flowing or…