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Travel Turkey Highlight: Hot Springs and Ancient Cities at Pamukkale
Why? Come check out my photo essay on my NEW blog! I knew I’d enjoy Pamukkale, but I had been clueless to its historic charms that lie just behind it. Read more after the leap!
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The Expat Series: Teaching in Myanmar
Click over here to read about life (as it really is) in Myanmar in my new Expat Series! It’s hilarious and honest. Thanks to Diane Henrickson for answering all my questions! Photo Credit: Diane...
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Déjà Vu: Is this Greece?
Well, hello again! It’s been a while. Since I last updated, I hoped on a ferry and left Turkey. In exchange, I’ve swapped Turkish coffee for Greek coffee. Evidently, they’re essentially the same....
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Home is where the corn grows tall
I’m back home in Iowa! Oddly enough, the culture shock isn’t mind-shattering. In fact, I hardly had jet lag, just a momentary daze when I saw a man my age wearing a backward baseball cap. After I...
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Grab your glass, it’s Wine Wednesday
As you may or may not know, I was recently in Greece. Lucky me, I know! And while there, I filled my days with Santorini’s best product: wine. If you want to photo gaze (it’s hump day!), or learn more...
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In heaven there is no beer: An ode to Iowa
“The lunch and dinner I enjoyed on a recent day in Iowa didn’t belong on the same planet, let alone in the same state. “ Seth Kugel, of the NYT Frugal Traveler fame, writes a sentiment that couldn’t be...
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The Greek Capital By Mouth: Delicious_Athens Food Tour
Heading to Athens soon? Read this tour review before you go! It just may change your travel plans…
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In the face of Mt. Misti, impulse isn’t rewarded
The hike to El Misti begins with little pomp but a simple sign that subtly warns–you’re starting at 3,415 meters. For a new arrival to Arequipa, like me, it was an omen of what was to come. Of course,...
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Gorgeous Greece / A Photo Essay
Have you been to Greece or Santorini? If so, what did you think? It’s certainly super luxurious and well watered by the tourism industry! In fact, in the midst of Europe’s continuing economic crisis,...
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More Wine, More Greece
In fact, after this post, there’s still one more Greek-wine-centric post to come! But more about that later. Today, I’m talking about one of Santorini’s best wine & cheese tasting tours. The...
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Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
As I prepare for the next big step, or chapter, of my life, I’ve become enmeshed in the idea of branding. What does it mean? How can it be altered? According to the book I’m reading, Brand Thinking and...
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I was here: Christmas in Arequipa
Fireworks, illegal as they were, exploded in the dark sky. Unlike an organized show, bursts of light erupted in all directions. On the rooftop I could spin like a child and see fading flickers of...
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Silence. Answers. And a Change.
The Chaqchao family. If you were a regular reader here before, you may be curious, why the sudden silence despite my enviable location in South America? If so, it’s an understandable one. Despite the...
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