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Why I Don’t See Everything When I Travel

By on July 16, 2012 in Random

My mode of travel might be different from yours, but mine has been molded for a number of reasons: remote working, information retention, and health. Inside you’ll find out why I pick and choose my travel choices, and ultimately have to miss out on a number of activities along the way.

July 16, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 11 }
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Day 194: Goosebumps… Because It’s Cold? No, That’s Travel Excitement

By on July 14, 2011 in Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

When I was fresh and new with just the idea of world travel filling my mind, I ALWAYS had the travel goosebumps. If I read about someone trekking through Nepal or going on safari in Africa, I was just so overwhelmed at the possibilities that I would often get the shivers.

July 14, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 17 }

Day 119: The Overwhelming Part(s) of Travel

By on April 30, 2011 in Pre-Travel

I am thinking of Thursday. I am setting foot on a plane and starting the journey to Malaysia. I am calm. I relax, try to take a nap, have a little bottle of wine and maybe read a book. I am utterly calm.
That’s when I love travel. It was mentioned in my post on epic train journeys not being … Read more

April 30, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 3 }
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10 Before 30 Plan: A Compromise of Smaller Trips

By on December 14, 2010 in Pre-Travel

Seeing how my boyfriend and I have such differing life goals… Read more at the moment, we are basically forced to make compromises, or at least try and think of compromises, in order for us both to be happy. I want to travel, long-term, to a gazillion places and some that most people wouldn’t consider. He wants to travel, but he really

December 14, 2010 · Continue Reading · Comments { 18 }
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10 Before 30 Plan: Issue Number 2

By on November 28, 2010 in Pre-Travel

I had a crazy dream the other night that my teeth were falling out. It was so distressing to have such a vivid memory of the feelings happening as my teeth started to get looser until finally they ended up in the palm of my hand. Stress. Anxiety… Read more. You name it, I felt it. It was only a dream,

November 28, 2010 · Continue Reading · Comments { 17 }
Brooke in Kiev

10 Before 30 Plan: Issue Number 1

By on November 23, 2010 in Pre-Travel

Dealing with reality is a bummer sometimes.
I made that post about the top 10 countries I want to visit before I hit 30… Read more with a dream in mind. In order to think about a future goal as big as this, I have to put it down and let my mind I mull over it for quite some time. That

November 23, 2010 · Continue Reading · Comments { 23 }
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10 Places to Hit Before I Hit 30

By on November 8, 2010 in Pre-Travel

Tick, tick, tick… that’s the sound of my internal travel clock ticking. Tick, tick, tick.
… Read moreWhen I’ve been settled for a while, it seems as though my internal travel clock starts screaming at me to make some plans involving far-flung places. I sometimes envy people who are satisfied with the status quo as they don’t have to deal with the

November 8, 2010 · Continue Reading · Comments { 33 }

From Auckland to Sydney

By on July 29, 2009 in New Zealand, Oceania

I’m back in Sydney and finally getting myself settled and situated after my short hop over to New Zealand. I spent my time solely on the north of the north island on this trip – mainly because I was concerned I was going to have to make a doctor’s appointment to get my visa. Besides what I’ve already written, I… Read more

July 29, 2009 · Continue Reading · Comments { 0 }

Visa Woes

By on July 13, 2009 in Australia, New Zealand, Oceania

I changed my flight.
Remember how in my last visa post I talked about wondering if a week would be enough time? Well, I had to make a decision yesterday and I didn’t think it would be sufficient.
In spite of the research I had done asking many other people how long it took to get their working holiday visa… Read more

July 13, 2009 · Continue Reading · Comments { 2 }

A trip not like I had planned.

By on October 14, 2008 in Europe, Soviet Travel, Ukraine

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 · Continue Reading · Comments { 3 }