So…I ended up in Liechtenstein. Yes, it’s a country — the sixth smallest country in the world. Liechtenstein is a mountainous principality sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria. I have been intrigued by Liechtenstein for quite a long time, and since I knew I would be spending time in not-that-far-away Innsbruck, it seemed like a perfect […]
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You can add “climbing the Alps” to the ever-growing list of things I never thought I’d do — but ended up doing anyway! One great thing about TBU was that post-conference blog trips were included in the price of attending the conference. There were lots of trips to choose from, and I ended up on — naturally!
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Oh, Innsbruck. Just thinking about you now gives me such happiness. I’ve said it before and it needs repeating: I never had any desire to visit Innsbruck because I thought it was just for skiiers, snowboarders and winter sports enthusiasts, and I’m pretty winter-phobic. Boy, was I ever wrong. Know this, readers: Innsbruck is not
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The first stop on my swing through Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein was Munich. This was my first time in Munich, first time in Germany, and I had only one full day, so I knew I had to make it worth it. And I also wanted to keep it cheap. I knew that my upcoming TBU
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I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy. I studied abroad in Florence, traveled up and down the peninsula, and seem to keep returning. In that time, I’ve acquired a lot of knowledge about what to do and not to do in Italy. Here are my best tips for having a great time in Italy!
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One of the highlights of spending extended time in Southeast Asia was that I got to see so much beauty, and so many different kinds of beauty. Here are the most beautiful places in Southeast Asia: Thailand’s Andaman Coast Clear turquoise water, limestone cliffs, white sand, longtail boats — this is the Thailand of postcards,
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Yes, I said three-pound cinnamon bun. I first heard of this behemoth on the TV show Man vs. Food, which if you haven’t seen is probably one of the better examples of Americana in 2011. Basically, Adam Richman travels around restaurants in the United States, finds ridiculously large portion sizes, and competes in eating competitions.
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Spending time on Cape Cod is a rite of passage for Massachusetts residents. If families in Massachusetts aren’t booking flights to Orlando, chances are they’re booking a week at a house down the Cape. That wasn’t the case for my Massachusetts-bred family. Rather than spending our summers vacationing in our home state, we always went
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I love Boston movies — and I love that there are so many of them lately! That’s because Massachusetts began offering tax credits to film studios in 2005. Since then, movie after movie has been shot in the Boston area. Coincidentally, a wave of gritty Boston crime movies began around that time — first, Mystic River,
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After several jam-packed days of racing to the Alamo in San Antonio, I got to see some of the city’s best sights. So if you’re a fan of the adventurous, cultural, culinary travel that I love, here are some places I recommend: See the Riverwalk During the Day During the day, you can check out
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