Tag: solo travel
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Mexico – A Land of Heart
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Mexico three times over the last six years, a record that is seemingly common and not enough at the same time. While America frequently shows Mexico in a xenophobic distorted lens, or one geared for tourists, the truth is far different than people expect. There is no doubt that […]
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Exploring Oregon’s Wine Country
If you think about wine in the US your mind immediately goes to Sonoma, the Russian River…CALIFORNIA. And while some wineries pop up around the country, few have the prestige and influence as those California wines. As an admitted snob, I generally prefer European wines, largely as a reminder of some trip I was on. […]
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Quick Guide to the Redwoods, California
Say the “redwoods” and a lot of people think of it as one zone, in one part of the country, with dense and amazing forests. The reality of the “redwoods” is that they are made up of numerous smaller forest clusters stretching from south of San Francisco to the Oregon border just north and northwest […]
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You Should Be Planning Your Bucket List
We have all had a year, give or take, of being at home and reflecting on our lives. For those of us with the travel bug, and in the industry, we are all itching to get out and play. The fact we can’t go everywhere we dream right now makes it much more acute. As […]
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The Best Things About Using a Travel Advisor
… I was wrong about never using an expert. And I am here to say “swallow your ego and get an aid”.
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2010 Journal – Chapter 35
The final days June 20, 2010 at 11:58 AM Saturday June 19th, 2010Airports (Edinburgh, Stansted, Heathrow) I’m leaving for home today, the hard part of leaving Stuart came and went, I’m still a puddle because of it. I saw another girl crying over likely leaving someone, I really felt her pain and looking at her […]
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2010 Journal – Chapter 27
My London Tale continues May 30, 2010 at 3:46 AM Sunday May 30th, 2010London, England London is most definitely growing on me which I’m truly happy about because I thought it may just become another blur in my mind of crappy big city. I am really really enjoying myself here with the people I am […]
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2010 Journal – Chapter 25
I <3 LIVERPOOL May 24, 2010 at 2:36 PM Monday May 24, 2010Liverpool, England Summer is most definitely coming if not considered here already in the more southern areas of the U.K. It’s actually a bit surprising considering my sweater and wool jacket clad self only a week ago in Ireland and a few weeks […]
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2010 Journal – Chapter 21
Dublin day 1 May 17, 2010 at 2:18 AM Dublin day oneMonday May 17, 2010 Yesterday morning being the stubborn individual I tend to be I awoke at 6am to catch the 8am bus back to Dublin. Which ultimately I sort of regretted. The first thing was getting on the bus in time which was […]
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2010 Journal – Chapter 9
April 27th, 2010Diss, England I have now left the city and I’m making my loop of the main land U.K.. This is of course due to the volcanic ash cloud that left me in Germany about a week longer than planned, however I feel extremely happy about what I did see there. Thus, I have […]