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Day 216: Asking for Help in a Foreign Land, and Not Getting It

By on August 6, 2011 in Spain

On day 216, I worked on gathering up content for an article over on Bootsnall discussing some of the more awkward situations that come about during solo travel (article next week). During my collection, I realized that a lot of the ideas came from not being able to communicate… Read more with someone in a foreign language. We’ve all had those truly

August 6, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }
Day 93: Menorca – Mallorca’s Lesser Known Little Sibling

Day 93: Menorca – Mallorca’s Lesser Known Little Sibling

By on April 4, 2011 in Spain

You can’t spend a month somewhere, especially on a tiny little island, without storing away a piece of it in your heart forever.
In October of 2007, I spent an entire month on the island of Menorca taking part in an archaeological dig… Read more. It was awesome, all the archeology things I learned, and the history was the top-off since

April 4, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }
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Day 16: Finding a Place in the World (an ode to my favorite hangouts)

By on January 16, 2011 in Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel, Spain, Ukraine

Just like everyone in Seinfeld congregated at the diner, and everyone from How I Met Your Mother met up at the pub, I, too, seem to seek out a common hangout that I can use to meet up with friends. It turns out that I’ve had several favorite hangouts now all over the world… Read more — all places that allowed for

January 16, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 11 }
My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

By on February 11, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Soviet Travel, Spain

I have recently been nominated by Linda Fairbairn of Journey Jottings to participate in the “3 Best Kept Travel Secrets” project. I’m happy to finally get to take my turn, and if you like what I have to say, why not subscribe to my feed?
 
1.) Overnight in a Yurt on Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
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Get an

February 11, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 14 }
The Vultures

The Vultures

By on November 13, 2007 in Spain

In prehistoric times, the island of Menorca was populated by the Taliotic people. When the Romans came, they recruited these Taliotic people to fight for them as slingers. How exactly do you compensate or convince a society that doesn’t deal in any sort of monetary values to fight for you?…
…women. You offer to pay the men with more women.… Read more

November 13, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }
Friends for Life

Friends for Life

By on November 11, 2007 in Spain

The Danish hand surgeon I sat next to on the flight over to Spain told me I’d have friends for life after a trip like this abroad. At the time, I didn’t know what the dig would be like, and who else would be crazy enough to end up at the remote island of Menorca for a month in October… Read more

November 11, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }

Brooke vs. Juana

By on November 8, 2007 in Spain

Well you may know from “The Sick Room” that I might be a little upset with a certain cook/housekeeper named Juana. I can’t say I had fond feelings for her before the whole “spread the sickness” incident, but after… after was the time when pleasantries were thrown out the window. It felt like war: Brooke vs. Juana… Read more.

November 8, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 1 }
The Tramuntana Winds

The Tramuntana Winds

By on November 5, 2007 in Spain

I am finally adjusted to life back home, but still have a few stories to tell of my adventures in Spain. Here is a little piece on why I was fearing not making if off the island – the Tramuntana winds.
From day one we were told about the Tramuntana winds that can pound the island – stopping all work… Read more

November 5, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }

Coming Home

By on October 30, 2007 in Spain

Can’t believe that my time is about up! I leave tomorrow for Barcelona, and then on the 1st for home. I have many stories to tell, but since I haven’t been feeling well (again) they will have to wait ’til I’m back in the states. I hope that the Tramuntana winds let my plane take off tomorrow! Just getting to… Read more

October 30, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }

The Sick Room

By on October 22, 2007 in Spain

I now classify our room as the sick room since each girl seems to go down for a day or two as of recently with some ailment. It all started about a week ago when Lia spent 2 days in bed after what we initially thought was a hangover. The funny part is that Lia, being Canadian, knows how to… Read more

October 22, 2007 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }