I arrived in beautiful Vancouver, BC yesterday, after 11 hours of travel that included layovers, delays and traffic jams. I finally arrived at my friend's penthouse (!) apartment in the Yaletown neighborhood. Although I am 2,100 miles away from Brew City, I find myself across the street from a place called "Cactus Club Cafe" which, of course, reminds me of Milwaukee's Cactus Club.
Isn't it always like this when we travel? A decade ago, while traveling through Prague, I ran into two different people I knew from Milwaukee. And when I was in Amsterdam, my husband and I stayed next to a bar called the "Y NOT." (Vancouver reminds me a lot of Amsterdam -- and I'm not only saying that because pot is decriminalized here and it's available in cafes -- but because of the lush flowers, plethora of shops and galleries, and rows of quaint eateries and pubs.)
After years of traveling, I have come to the conclusion I really can't escape Milwaukee, no matter how far I go. Luckily, I don't want to.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
