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Herzegovina: The Flip Side of Bosnia

Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Steph.

Most people skip the mouthful of words that is Bosnia & Herzegovina, instead going for the shortened form of Bosnia. The two territories have had an on again/off again relationship over the past thousand years, sometimes grouped together sometimes not. Since gaining their independence from the former Yugoslavia the two have forged a permanent bond [...]

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Friday Postcard: Washington DC

Posted on 14. May, 2010 by Steph.

The Library of Congress is one of those buildings that I used to pass by all the time when I worked on Capitol Hill, but never bothered to poke my head inside. I was really missing out because I recently discovered that the Great Hall in the Jefferson Building is one of DC’s treasures. It [...]

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Six Slick Ways To Stash Your Cash

Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Steph.

So we are onward and upward with the guest posts! Today’s post comes from Monica Wong and has some very sensible tips for keeping track of your cash on the road: I’m pretty low maintenance when I travel. No jewelry. No makeup. No comb. That’s right – no comb. I haven’t brushed my hair since [...]

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The Lost Girls: A Review

Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Steph.

Having a blog is kind of like falling in love. You wake up one morning and suddenly you can’t remember what your life was like before you spent every waking moment thinking up travel articles. What did I used to DO with all that free time (I mean, besides laundry, which I’ve been neglecting to [...]

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Notes From the Home Front: I Need A Kick in the Pants

Posted on 09. May, 2010 by Steph.

I have a confession. I’ve been procrastinating. Just a few months ago I was so excited about planning this trip! I had spreadsheets, word documents and a pile of highlighted guidebooks. I had information compiled, opinions stockpiled and a calendar with a big red X on it. I was gung ho and ready to go! [...]

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Friday Postcard: Coast of Greenland

Posted on 07. May, 2010 by Steph.

So as you may remember from the classic movie D2:Might Ducks, Greenland is covered with ice, and Iceland is very nice! Iceland in summer is gorgeous and only a little snowy. When I happened to glance out the window as my plane home passed over Greenland however, I saw more ice than I’ve ever even [...]

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Guest Posting for Twenty-Something Travel

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Steph.

Thank you to everyone who voted in last week’s poll! It is so important to me to have input from you guys, it makes me feel like I’m not just writing into a dark void. What I learned was that you really like having guest posts on this blog, as long as they are interesting [...]

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Plitvice National Park: The Land Before Time

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Steph.

There are so many things I could say about Plitvice Lakes National Park, but none of them do it the justice that this pictures does: Doesn’t it look like some sort of lost world? I half expected to see a dinosaur lumbering out of the bushes at any moment. In actuality, Plitvice is one of [...]

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Savings, Sacrifice and the Psychology of Delayed Gratification

Posted on 02. May, 2010 by Steph.

Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here (I’m over 75% of the way there with 4 months to go!). Of all the reactions I’ve encountered when telling people about my travel plans (and I’ve told close to a billion people at this point), the most infuriating actually came from [...]

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