February 2011 Archives - Twenty-Something Travel

Archive for February, 2011

Things I Didn’t Think I Would Miss, but I Do

Posted on 27. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

Last week I put up a post talking about the things that I thought I would miss, but I don’t. Today I’m taking the opposite tact: a lit of things that I actually DO miss. Things I totally took for granted back at home but have come to long for on the road. Things I [...]

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Friday Postcard: Kyoto, Japan

Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

This is one of my very favorite shots from the absurdly pretty city of Kyoto. I took this just outside the Ryoan-Ji temple, just down the street from the Golden Pavilion. Ryoan-Ji is has a very famous zen rock garden, which I honestly found pretty underwhelming. I was much more impresses by the gardens which were [...]

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The Beauty of Destruction

Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

One the surface, I wasn’t very impressed with Huế. It’s a moderately sized city just south of the DMZ line. It’s oddly laid out, and we kept getting lost just trying to find a decent place to have breakfast. What makes Huế special though, is the city that it once was. For a century and [...]

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Things I Don’t Miss About Home That I Thought I Would

Posted on 20. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

I’ve been travelling for about 5 months straight now… a pretty freaking long time fo most people in the world. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how well my expectation matched up with the reality of long-term travel. Some things have worked out exactly how I planned, and other’s not so much. One thing [...]

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Friday Postcard: Shanghai World Expo

Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

Continuing last weeks theme of things I never managed to post about (or Why I’m a Bad Bad Travel Blogger), here are some kind of neat shots from the Shanghai World Expo back in October. I spent a long, exhausting afternoon and evening wandering around the smaller exhibits and saw some really cool uses of [...]

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How to Get a New Wardrobe and Not Lose your Mind in Hoi An

Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

I spilled my guilty conscience the other day (and gave you guys an impromptu fashion show), so today I thought I’d actually share something useful. Getting clothes tailored in Hoi An is a lot of fun and can be a really good investment. It can also turn into a major hassle and expensive headache if [...]

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Confession: A Hoi An Shopping Spree

Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

When I was at home, saving all my pennies, one of the first things I had to ruthlessly cut out was shopping. Particularly shopping for clothes- which I had to admit became a bit of an unhealthy hobby for me when I realized I had a closet full of Forever 21 dresses and STILL thought [...]

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What You Must Do in Morristown, Indiana a.k.a Mayberry! (You won’t regret it)

Posted on 13. Feb, 2011 by Guest Poster.

Usually I get guest post offers about all sorts of exotic destinations. This is not one of them, and I couldn’t resist some variety. Sometimes the mundane can be pretty interesting… Have you ever driven through a small town like Mayberry and wondered who in the world lives there or wonder what it would be [...]

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Friday Postcard: Sydney Australia

Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

Err, well, apparently in my holiday haste and excitement over leaving Australia I never bothered to write a single article about Sydney- a city where I spent over a week and really, really liked. Good job Stephanie! Anyways, Sydney is awesome, and I will try to eventually craft an article that showcases that, but until [...]

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