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Authentic vs Traditional
Sally at Unbravegirl wrote a post this past Sunday about her search for the “authentic” travel experience in Thailand. It is a good article and the comments are just as interesting. This post grows out...
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What do you eat on travel days?
Not Every Day is as Relaxing I make no great secret that when I get hungry I am not as nice a person to be around. Travel days just have this all set up. Early waking up means maybe missing breakfast....
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Happy To Leave
Going to a place, seeing sights and then moving on to the next place is often how travel is portrayed. There is an excitement to see the new and go to a new place and a bit of sorrow to leave. Leaving...
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Having Baggage while Traveling
Travel is something that frees us, well at least that is one goal. We hope to be free of responsibility or things that hold us back. Even so we carry a lot of things with us on a trip. Some of them are...
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Country of Origin Labels
In the traveler and expat circles we tend to have friends and contacts all over the place. In these situations people often get labeled with their country of origin. “The Spanish girls or the guy from...
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Don’t Stop Staring
Often when caught staring as a kid, the retort was “Take a picture, it will last longer.” It occurs to me as I travel that this is somehow exactly what happens. Travelers and tourists alike search for...
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Traveling with Books
I enjoy the physical object of a book, both the feel of it as well as the smell of paper. They however are bulky and can be heavy, so the desire to travel requires some compromises. Becoming an expat...
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Traveling with Money
I remember traveling in Europe pre-euro. (It’s only been around 10 years, I’m not that old. Ok, maybe I am but still it’s not that long ago.) In that day and age every border meant a new currency with...
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Aquarium Effect of Sightseeing
I call it the “Aquarium Effect”. It is the idea of going to an aquarium to look at fish. Big fish, small fish, red fish, blue fish.. fishes of all shapes, sizes and peculiar mating habits. But really...
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Not So Into Museums
This month’s topic in the Blogger Stammtisch is museums. But you see, I am not much of a museum person. When you read about what is going on in a city, often you end up with a list of museums. I...
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When to daytrip: a Slow Travel Perspective
The ideas of slow travel and quality travel are coming up more and more. The core idea being to stay in a place longer and sink deeper into it as opposed to go skipping by so fast as to only see the...
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Struggling to Get Back Into Traveling
We have been planning our Beyond Vacation trip since last year. The one day we spent in Lisbon and the few days in Barcelona just felt so good and freeing after a bit of a hard summer. An even harder...
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Camera Woes and Woahs
I have too many cameras. Theoretically they all have different purposes, but sometimes it feels like too much. Most days the big weight that I am carrying is technology, not clothing. I would love to...
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6 tips for dealing with crowds
I am totally not a crowd person. I get antsy very quickly in crowds of people. Travel is great and going to see the big sites usually means big crowds. Ali and I are both introverts, so being around so...
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Having Baggage while Traveling
Travel is something that frees us, well at least that is one goal. We hope to be free of responsibility or things that hold us back. Even so we carry a lot of things with us on a trip. Some of them are...
View ArticleHaving Baggage while Traveling
Travel is something that frees us, well at least that is one goal. We hope to be free of responsibility or things that hold us back. Even so we carry a lot of things with us on a trip. Some of them are...
View ArticleCountry of Origin Labels
In the traveler and expat circles we tend to have friends and contacts all over the place. In these situations people often get labeled with their country of origin. "The Spanish girls or the guy from...
View ArticleDon’t Stop Staring
Often when caught staring as a kid, the retort was "Take a picture, it will last longer." It occurs to me as I travel that this is somehow exactly what happens. Travelers and tourists alike search for...
View ArticleTraveling with Books
Post in support of the start of the Passports With Purpose. This year's goal is raising money to build libraries. I enjoy the physical object of a book, both the feel of it as well as the smell of...
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I remember traveling in Europe pre-euro. (It's only been around 10 years, I'm not that old. Ok, maybe I am but still it's not that long ago.) In that day and age every border meant a new currency with...
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