Category: travel
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Six Reasons Why Visiting France Is Like Having a Baby
As I alluded to in my last blog, the food in Paris is enough to make one fall in love with the city—and I ate enough to compensate for everyone who has never been. I now understand why people who visit keep coming back. Since I ate enough to produce what I’m referring to as…
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First Impressions of France: France Redeemed
Today we spent the day in Paris proper. We visited Notre Dame and La Defense and Moulin Rouge. We successfully navigated the Metro (I will thank Lauren for that one) and decided to try a free walking tour we found on a brochure.* I LOVED the free tour, and not just because it was free.…
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First Impressions of France: No French, No Shoes, No Service
A note about the French language to the People of France: I believe I am physically incapable of sounding French. I would have a better time speaking in an African clicking language than pronouncing “Rochechouart” or “Batignolles” to a degree worthy enough to be considered language. Nik the Greek had a wonderful time trying to…
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“Jenny Bee” Returns
The bugs have found me. It started with what I thought were mutant mosquitos that attacked me in the middle of the night. My second day in Scotland, I woke up with several itchy bites, two on my ankle and one—fortunately enough—on my face. It looks like I’ve got some sort of blemish disease, which…
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A Tale of Two Blogs: a Cautionary Tale from Hawaii to Scotland
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS BLOG: Since Lauren, whom I’m traveling with, also blogs, we thought it would be wildly exciting to have a dual blog about the same event written from both of our perspectives— one with her “voice” and one with mine. It’ll be like listening to two different eyewitness accounts, and this entry…
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Germany: Here to Help You
I have arrived in Deutschland! As far as my harrowing adventures go, this one wasn’t too bad. I didn’t have to run through the airport to my gate or have my passport flagged at security (thanks again, London) or be delayed so long I missed my flight. But it wasn’t without incident. I said in…
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Travel Diaries Begin Again
Bus stations are great fodder for writing because the strangest human beings are there. In fact, it was near the Providence city center bus station that I had an awkward exchange a few weeks ago. I was with a girl I know from Roswell. She attends graduate school at Harvard and came to visit Providence,…
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A Lesson In Karma
There are two things you should know about me. 1) I hate paying for parking 2) I hate driving through Boston Here’s why I hate these things: Paid Parking The beauty of growing up in Roswell, New Mexico is that all residential neighborhoods are fair game for parking on the street, and no parking lot…
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Haggis for Everyone! A tribute to Scotland.
Something I learned this morning: Just as there is no greater motivator for productivity than a deadline, there is no greater push for walking speed than frigid temperatures. It was so bitterly cold this morning, I felt like my face might fall off. I’ve never walked to my office from the bus stop with…
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Flashback Friday: Traveling with Virgins
The title is a bit of a misnomer*. *particularly because at the time I wrote this, I actually thought it was Friday. I was referencing Virgin Australia Airlines, which is the airline I flew while traveling from Australia to New Zealand. For some reason–likely one of quality–I drafted this blog and never published…
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