We have officially passed the tipping point; we are now so close to our family trip to Ethiopia and Rome that there is not a single thing more I can do. Simply put, it's out of my hands, and I couldn't be more relieved.
Rachel Shukert will discuss her book, Everything is Going to Be Great: An Underfunded & Overexposed European Grand Tour, on Tuesday, September 28 at 4:00 p.m.
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