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Traveling with Strangers
Team camping is where much of the bonding took place Before I departed on the Mongol Rally, when I told people about what I was doing this summer they were surprised, but consistently it was one topic...
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Travel Serendipity
It's easy to get distracted in Hawaii! Serendipity is when someone finds something that they weren’t expecting to find. This is normally associated with a good outcome – something pleasant and...
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School’s in Session – Talking Travel
The campus of 'Iolani School in Honolulu “What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done?” “So….(big pause) you don’t live anywhere?” “What’s the grossest thing you’ve eaten?” “What are some good volunteer...
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Solo Travel Instincts
Traveling solo... I pulled up outside of the airport and saw the flashing lights glaring, almost glowing, in the dark rainy night. I slowed down and pulled over hearing the gravel crunch under my...
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Giving Thanks for Beds
The Ott Thanksgiving 1970. My grandmother (middle) is holding me (I'm the one in yellow). My mother is to her right and my sister and brother are on the far right. It’s Thanksgiving – time for...
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Bloggers Build Libraries
Puma Nepal's Library thanks to Room to Read and a few book shelves I walked into the brightly colored room with pillows and cushions strewn across the floor; the setting begs you to grab a book and lie...
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My Holiday Video tradition lives on! Holiday Greetings to everyone has stumbled by my little online home in 2011. It was a really busy travel year – I go through the staggering numbers in the video –...
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Christmas Past
My family home that I spent the first 18 years of my life in. And yes - that little yellow trike was mine from Santa This blog is as much about me as it is about travel – so here’s a little personal...
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Sharing What’s Inside My Head
Ah - some days I feel like a freak! I was recently told in a very heated and unpleasant discussion that I don’t share. The person wasn’t talking about sharing items as in sharing your toiletries while...
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I Suck at Goodbyes
Goodbyes are never fun for me... Crying is not a weakness, nor does it mean I’m unhappy. At least that’s what I try to tell myself every time I find the tears welling up and streaming down my face as I...
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What’s Next? Spring 2012
What next? Your guess is as good as mine! The most frequent question I get asked is “What’s next?” followed by “How are you making enough money to continue traveling?”. I’ll tackle the latter at a...
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Does Travel Make You Younger?
My birthday celebration last year in Beirut The calendar switched to February with hardly anyone noticing, but I noticed. February to me is about one thing – no, not Valentines Day or Mardi Gras – it...
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Questioning Love
A plea.. I honestly have no idea what love is. I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately as one of my good friends just got married last weekend; and she waited 42 years to do so. She has been in love...
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The Niece Project
All 6 nieces 8 years ago! 2012 begins a project for me that has been in the making for a long time. But first, let me back up a few years and start with this statement, “I don’t want to have kids.” For...
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The Name Game
This name says it all...literally If I could…what would I choose? This question has plagued me throughout my time in Malta. Everyone at some point in their life considers that moment when you will get...
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Rome for the First Time
Shining a new light on Rome We turned off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and my body swayed with the motion of the taxi; happy to finally be in Rome. After days of stressing out about meeting my niece...
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Composing In Vienna
Composers found their creativity in Vienna, why can't I? It hits me like a bolt. In this city that has created so many works of art and melodies, why don’t I stop fighting it and do what I desperately...
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The Camino Think Tank
Sometimes I do overthink things, but on the Camino, this was the perfect time to think. I had a lot of time to think on this 5 week walking journey – thinking helped me forget my foot pain and fatigue...
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Sheer Beauty
My magical window view... I have this adoration with the window in my Istanbul apartment – a light, sheer curtain, covers it providing a filter to the outside world. I leave the window open fully to...
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Words from a Professional
Tino Soriano addresses our group about how to follow your passion One of my favorite things about traveling around Europe is that it allows me to see a bunch of exhibitions that are ‘on tour’ in the...
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