Today, I have a treat for you — the first in my as-yet-untitled interview series! From time to time, I’ll be interviewing travelers with really interesting backgrounds — and Edna Zhou of Expat Edna, is one of them. You may remember that Edna, a fellow American adventurer, hosted me in Singapore a year and a half […]
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Today is a special day for me — it’s my second I-quit-my-jobaversary! I can’t believe it’s been two years since I walked out of my office, never to return. I can’t believe I’ve been living off my blog for this long. There’s a lot to process, which I will be doing later. Between the amazingness
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If I had only known that as we sailed into Pučišća on the island of Brač in Croatia, that we would be seeing the single most beautiful village I had ever seen, I would have taken time to savor it. IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN! Pučišca was an all-too-brief stop on our trip between Omiš
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Greetings from Porto, Portugal! Actually, I’m writing this in Chester, England, but I prepared a few posts ahead of time in advance of TBU. Believe me when I say that there’s no time for blogging at conferences. This week, the #FriFotos theme is “bridges” — another excellent and diverse theme. I had fun going through
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If you’re a longtime reader, you remember how I decided to stop dreaming and actually start traveling. It began in January 2010. Within a two-week span, everything in my life seemed to fall apart. First, my relationship ended. Next, I lost my freelance job writing about Boston nightlife. Third, I lost my job. And finally,
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Growing up in Massachusetts, the ocean has always been a short drive away. I LOVE being close to the ocean and LOVE spending time on the beach (remember my Southeast Asia perma-tan?), and the idea of being landlocked terrifies me a little bit. Even if I’m not heading to the beach, it’s nice to know
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