Announcing My First Ebook: A Year Without Make-Up

Announcing My First Ebook: A Year Without Make-Up

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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I’ve been sitting on this announcement for weeks, and I’m really thrilled to finally share my news with you guys! Since the day I started this website, nearly 4 years ago, I’ve wanted to write a book, or maybe eventually a lot of books. As it turns out with everything in life, follow through is [...]

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How to Eat Like a Local in DC

How to Eat Like a Local in DC

Posted on 21. May, 2013 by .

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Most visitors would never know it, but the Washington DC area is actually one of the best areas in the country for really authentic international cuisine. You name it, we’ve got it, from Bolivian to Chinese to Ethiopian, all fairly cheap and bringing total realness. From the make-up of downtown DC however, the city seems [...]

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The Cherry Blossoms of DC

The Cherry Blossoms of DC

Posted on 19. May, 2013 by .

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Sometimes I feel like I am blind to DC. I travel all over the world and write about my adventures, but when it comes to my own hometown, the place where I actually LIVE, this blog is mostly silent. Which is pretty ridiculous considering it’s a major city for tourists and a pretty freaking awesome [...]

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Friday Postcard: Winter in Montmarte

Friday Postcard: Winter in Montmarte

Posted on 17. May, 2013 by .

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Mike is in Amsterdam this week and it’s quite chilly. “I’m being punished,” he said, “for skipping winter for so many years. Now I have endless Winter.” In honor of that sorry situation here’s a frosty photo from Sam at Indefinite Adventure: Despite my love/hate relationship with Paris, on a grey winter’s day the French [...]

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Upcoming Travel Plans: May/June Edition

Upcoming Travel Plans: May/June Edition

Posted on 16. May, 2013 by .

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I finally finished blogging about my last trip which means it’s time to get moving again. This summer is kind of a weird one for me. On the one hand it’s prime traveling season and I’ll take most any excuse to get out of the DC humidity. On the other, I’m getting married, for realsies, in [...]

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Italy: The Best and Worst

Italy: The Best and Worst

Posted on 14. May, 2013 by .

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Wow, I have been writing about Italy forever, haven’t I? There is just so much to say and I could probably go on and on (particularly about food), but I think I’ve reached the end of my Italian musings for the time being. Which means it’s time for Best and Worst! Total Days: 15 Total [...]

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Things I Did Not Hate About Milan

Things I Did Not Hate About Milan

Posted on 12. May, 2013 by .

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Of all the places I’ve visited in Italy, Milan may be my least favorite. It’s a very generic European big city: expensive, generic and really, really smoggy. Now if Milan were a city in any other country, I might have liked it more better. Coming off of a two week high in Rome and Bologna [...]

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Friday Postcard: Deserted Beach

Friday Postcard: Deserted Beach

Posted on 10. May, 2013 by .

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Anyone else ready for it to be beach time yet? This gorgeous picture is from Kathryn of rtw Travel Guide. The photo is of “my “home” beach on the West Coast of the South Island, NZ (super rough sea and deserted beach).”  

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