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My Pre-Trip Fears

My Pre-Trip Fears

March 11, 2013
One of the most annoying characteristics of my personality is that I am a worrier. I worry a lot and a lot of the time about the stupidest things, so it should come as no surprise that before I embark on a four month ...Read More
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When Travel Plans Go To Shit

When Travel Plans Go To Shit

January 28, 2013
I’ve talked about my love of planning before. Few things in life excite me more than having multiple browser tabs open to blogs, forums, and Wikitravel; a couple of Word and Excel documents up and running; and a guidebook sitting in my lap. I ...Read More
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13 Travel Blogs to Read in 2013

13 Travel Blogs to Read in 2013

January 2, 2013
I don’t really do whole resolution thing (I don’t like setting myself up to fail…). So, in lieu of posting a list of things I should probably do but won’t ever get around to, I’ve decided to make a list related to something I’m ...Read More
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What To Do After Traveling?

What To Do After Traveling?

October 11, 2012
As you may have already heard, I am an obsessive planner. With my time in Korea inching closer to its end (four months on Monday!), I’m now trying to figure out what the hell I’m going to do when I’m done. Ideally, I’d like ...Read More
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Why I Regret Riding an Elephant

May 23, 2012
When I was in Bali last year I rode an elephant. This is something that I now deeply regret. While planning our trip to Bali, my friend proposed a visit to an elephant park outside Ubud. I thought that riding an elephant would an ...Read More
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Farsickness 2.0

Farsickness 2.0

March 26, 2012
The three or four people who actually followed this blog with any regularity may have noticed the radio silence of the past five months. There’s really no excuse, but I have some good news. ...Read More
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