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Hello World!
I was recently posed this question: What would you do with your life if you were independently wealthy? My initial reaction was that I’d travel. But I also wanted to write about my travels. So the...
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Color My World
After soul-searching and physically searching through hundreds of photos, I finally decided to enter the Capture the Color Contest. It was a daunting idea; there are so many talented photographers out...
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R.E.M. is on Deck, Ready to Play
Tulum, Mexico It’s December 20th. I’m preparing for the end of the world tomorrow. I’ve crossed ‘Visit the Mayan Ruins’ off my bucket list and have R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It...
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It’s An Honor Just Being Nominated
When I started blogging, I never thought it would turn into such a social adventure for me. But as I explored more and more sites and discovered so many amazing people and ideas out there in the...
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Hey! This Doesn’t Look Like the Pictures…
Hhmmm…what kind of fantasy? It was like something out of a Chevy Chase movie: a fictional family plans a vacation (finally!) and are greatly disappointed when they arrive at their budget motel only to...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
I love being on the sea. In fact, at one point in my life, I thought about joining the Coast Guard. But what I like is being on the water, not in it, and ultimately decided against a Coast Guard...
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Weekly Theme: Stone or “5 Big Rocks and How They Stack Up”
At work, we embrace something called the 5 Rocks work plan which is designed to simplify a person’s main goals. The idea behind it is that if you have a bucket and are given five big rocks and hundreds...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago Ever since I read The Cage by Audrey Schulman, I’ve been fascinated by the thought of seeing polar bears in the wild. I’m not sure why. The book is about a nature photographer...
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WPC: Threes – Americans in Paris
I was so taken with the Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week that I couldn’t wait to look through my photos and try it. The theme ‘Threes’ is described as a three-picture story. It’s a way to help...
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Books That Made Me Wanna Fly
Though only one of these is an actual travel memoir, all three made me want to jump on a plane and experience the places mentioned. If you’re an armchair traveler, you might like these. It wasn’t...
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For Luck in the New Year
I packed a can of sauerkraut in my luggage. I’ll be gone over New Year’s and worried that I wouldn’t be able to eat sauerkraut on New Year’s Day– a German tradition my husband and I take very seriously...
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Pic #5 – The Long Island Medium Comes to Town
We had our code words ready. If Theresa Caputo said anything about the price of Tide or the word “tiger,” my husband and I would have known it was one of our fathers. But that didn’t happen. What did...
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Hunting for Nessie Souvenirs
UPDATE: Now that Roy McCarthy has set me straight, this post should be re-titled: Don’t Let This Happen to You! I don’t think my American-ness has ever surfaced during my travels as much as it did...
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Oh, the Places I Browsed in 2016!
Photo of me courtesy of Take It Outside Excursions New Year’s is always a time of reflection for many of us. I stopped to think about all the things I did and saw over the year. And how many very...
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Book Review: Without Explanation
I rarely write about the dangers and downsides of travel. Probably because I rarely have negative experiences, myself. That doesn’t mean they don’t happen. In Rod Jasmer’s terrifying memoir, Without...
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Book Review: Adventure – Sailing Around the World in Other People’s Boats
Going to a travel influencer’s (we used to be bloggers) conference is like traveling to a designated spot in the world where you can meet your tribe; your people. Finally — you’re among people like...
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Self-Isolation Has Taken A Flavorful Turn
How many of you has this happened to? As you spend more time inside feeding yourselves from food in your cupboard, how many of you have discovered specialty food products you bought on vacations? Foods...
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