New shoes in Dresden
The best part of my day today was buying new shoes. Okay, that’s completely not true, except it kind of is.
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Prague Wrap-up
I’m in Dresden now. I’m just bad at keeping up with the blog. Either I’m on the go, too tired, or busy planning what to do next. So I’ll give a few highlights from my last two days in Prague. I’m gonna blow through it quickly and touch on the things that I really don’t want…
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Sleep Deprivation Prague-style
Monday, April 1, 10:00 pm It is difficult to believe I’ve only been here in Prague for a day and a half. That’s partly because I have been on the go so much and seen and done so many things already. It’s also , though, because I have hardly slept, so it’s been one-and-a-half very long days.…
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My (Updated) Central Europe Itinerary
(Update to a version originally published July 23, 2018)Today I sent in my final payment for my upcoming trip. I had most of the general itinerary locked in last July, and now I have added a lot of activities, local tours, and day trips. Some stuff I’ll still be leaving up to chance; serendipity is…
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Impressions of Ajijic
I’m conflicted I have been struggling to come up with words that will accurately reflect the various conflicted feelings I am having. When I think of uprooting myself from my life in Seattle and the USA and moving to a foreign country where I don’t know anyone and don’t speak the language (yet), my brain…
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A story about Mexico that’s also about me
I have been thinking a lot about the situation here in Mexico that has led to long lines for gas and an explosion killing 90-some people in the state of Hidalgo.
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Guadalajara Guadalajara
Flying to GDL I was very happy to discover that Volaris flies nonstop from SeaTac to Guadalajara’s Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport. But next time I come down here, I might just decide it’s worth making a connection.
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Off to Mexico Again
My last trip to Mexico was just over a year ago. Now I’m going back, to a different place and for a different reason. I’m currently at SeaTac waiting for my flight to Guadalajara, and I’ll be spending six nights in Ajijic. I first read about Ajijic a few months ago when I started researching…
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Pura vida, Part Six
I got home three days ago. I was unable to blog from Drake Bay, so I’m going to have to provide a quick retrospective of the last leg of my journey.
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Pura vida, Part Five
It’s 8 am on Christmas morning, and I’ve seen and done so much since my last post, five days ago, I can’t begin to recap it all. Much as I wish I could write about every experience and all my impressions as they happen, its not possible. The little things, the minuscule observations, the momentary…
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Pura vida, Part Four
Thursday, December 20, 7:00 am It’s Thursday morning, and my time at Arenal is coming to an end. In a little over an hour I meet my ride to Monteverde. Once I get there, I have the rest of the day free.
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Pura vida, Part Three
Some truths about travel I think I gave some of my readers the wrong impression with the last couple of posts. I haven’t been unhappy or disappointed or been looking for reasons to not enjoy myself. But all travel was not created equal, and here are some things I’ve learned, not just from my own…
