How do I get in touch with locals and the culture? Glad you asked! This is the second post in a series on getting in touch with locals during travels. Check back for more, or subscribe via email to never miss a beat.
In the first post of the getting in touch with locals… Read more series, I talked about how language
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Day 94: Getting in Touch with Locals (How I Roll, Part 2)
April 5, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 4 }
Day 75: Getting in Touch with Locals (How I Roll, Part 1)
How do I get in touch with locals and the culture? Glad you asked! This is the first post in a series on getting in touch with locals during travels. Check back for more, or subscribe via email to never miss a beat.… Read more
On my own, I’m kind of a quiet traveler. I can be happy browsing the local culture,
March 17, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Australia & Italia Cultural Overlap Part 2: Aussie Space Invaders
When we travel, we may not realize how moments will affect us in the future. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series on the overlap between my Australian and Italian cultural experiences. Be sure to read Part 1 first. If you like what you see, why not subscribe to my feed?
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Australia — It doesn’t get much closer
April 2, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }
Australia & Italia Cultural Overlap Part 1: Never Accept a Gift From an Italian Boy
Italy is, and will always be, my first love. There was actually a period of time that I thought I wanted nothing more than to move to Sicily and eat cannoli and gelato on a daily basis. After getting to spend a semester of my college years in the beautiful city of Verona, I was lucky enough to learn a couple of key life lessons to factor into my life plan…
March 26, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 30 }
Shoe Shortage in Australia
Thousands of Australians are going without proper footwear all across the country.
From a random sampling, an estimated 10% of the population performs daily activities, such as grocery shopping or walking to work, without any form of shoe on whatsoever.
The cause of this strange behavior was initially said to be from a widespread shoe shortage in Australia, but after… Read more
December 7, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 14 }
Kyrgyz Drink Video Backlash
I used to make some videos every now and again for my blog, which I’d like to get back into doing, and I generally promote them on vimeo and also upload them to YouTube. I wouldn’t say I’m a successful video maker – they rarely get views, I make them with my pocket camera, and they never get comments… except… Read more
November 2, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }
Memories from an Overnight Train to Odessa
I have been recently writing about the ins and outs of overnight trains in Ukraine on HubPages, and I was reminded of one specific ride from Kiev to Odessa. See, in the article “Overnight Trains in Ukraine… Read more“, I explain the feelings that go along with choosing this form of transport in the former Soviet country; feelings of coldness
October 20, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 7 }
Leaving Me Inspired
Art galleries are always on my list of things to-do when traveling. I’m a visually stimulated person, so art galleries are like drugs for me – oooh the colors! But seriously, they are cool. I’ll be honest and say that I can never really stop and read the information about the pictures, but can definitely stop and pick apart the… Read more
April 7, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
A trip not like I had planned.
Ok, so in case you didn’t know, I am about to move to the Ukraine… for a year! If you asked me a year ago where I’d see myself in 2008, I don’t think I would have for a split second considered Kiev. But, a year later, a slowly dwindling bank account, and a better understanding of former Soviet culture… Read more
October 14, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }
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