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Non-Travel Life Musings

By on September 5, 2012 in Australia, Post-Travel

A post in which I confess my unease with having such a non-glamorous non-travel life. Also, how much I want a puppy!

September 5, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 32 }
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Day 230: Just Like That… It’s Over

By on August 19, 2011 in Post-Travel

You take your time carefully saving and planning for every aspect of a journey; you apply for your visas weeks in advance. Every moment of freedom is longed for… for… days? weeks? months? YEARS? And then, suddenly, it’s over.
In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t really had this hit me too hard… Read more with my travels mainly because my

August 19, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 5 }
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Post-Travel Regrets: What I Wish I Did More in My Travels

By on December 23, 2010 in Post-Travel

At this point in my life, I’ve done my fair share of travels. I’ve done a bit of everything: worked as an archaeologist on my Spain holidays, studied Spanish on my Guatemala holidays, took a long stab at Russian in Kyrgyzstan and became a teacher for a while in Ukraine… Read more. My life has been blessed with experiences and memories

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Seeing Peoria Through New Eyes

By on September 10, 2008 in Asia, Kazakhstan, Post-Travel, Soviet Travel

“Did I just say that?” I thought to myself.
The first time the words came out of my mouth in Bishkek, I couldn’t believe they were mine. That was when my pal, Erica, turned to me and said, “Why can’t you? If going home right now is what you need or want in order to be happy, then just do… Read more

September 10, 2008 · Continue Reading · Comments { 5 }

Reflections on the Past

By on August 27, 2008 in Post-Travel

Two years ago I seriously started thinking about long-term travel – seriously in the sense that I deemed the money in my bank account solely for the purpose of the “big trip”, set a date, and started planning where to go. I recently came across the traveler pre-trip profile on bootsnall.com and thought it was interesting to look back and… Read more

August 27, 2008 · Continue Reading · Comments { 2 }

The hardest part about coming home…

By on August 11, 2008 in Post-Travel

Was not leaving 110 degree weather
Was not leaving dust storms
Was not leaving behind a crazy landlady
Was not having to take another marshrutka ride
Was not packing up the apartment
Was not saying goodbye to the language school… Read more
Was not getting reacquainted with my comfortable, big bed
Was not eating delicious home cooked food
Was not having unlimited

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El Fin Del Viaje

By on February 27, 2008 in Central America, Guatemala, Post-Travel

El fin del viaje. After Copan, the end of the trip was inevitably drawing near. It sounds silly to say this, but we felt as though we had come full circle, in more ways than one. Not only were we exiting out of the same city we had arrived in nearly 8 weeks before, but this time our perspective of… Read more

February 27, 2008 · Continue Reading · Comments { 0 }