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Best of the Blogosphere: January 2012

Best of the Blogosphere: January 2012

Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by .

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Happy New Year! My year so far has been hot and rainy (Argentine summers are not the best) and productive! Now that we are installed in our comfy Buenos Aires apartment complete with AC and an indoor BBQ, I’m working really hard to pump out some good stuff. I’m also tackling Spanish classes, volunteering and [...]

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Travel Talk Ep. 2: Hostel Tips from Travelers

Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by .

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It’s time for the second episode of our sporadic travel show: Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie! This time we were in Quito, Ecuador and wanted to show the truth about hostels. We even got some of our new friends to play along. Transcript below: Michael: Hi, welcome to Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie. [...]

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2011 in Review: The Good, the Bad and the Best Links of the Year

2011 in Review: The Good, the Bad and the Best Links of the Year

Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by .

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Well, it’s the end of the year again. It’s been a pretty crazy year for me (maybe for you too?) and looking back I can hardly believe everything I got up to in the past 12 months.  I celebrated last New Year’s in Bangkok, drinking buckets and dancing on Koh San Road. The first three [...]

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Happy Holidays from Twenty-Something Travel

Happy Holidays from Twenty-Something Travel

Posted on 23. Dec, 2011 by .

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Joyous Snowtime! Whatever you celebrate in December, I hope you are enjoying your time off of work and hopefully a candy cane or two. I am celebrating in Montanita, Ecuador’s most famous beach town, and my day will be full of sunshine and day drinking. We’ve got some presents under our [...]

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Best of the Blogosphere: November 2011

Best of the Blogosphere: November 2011

Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by .

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Hooray for the Holiday Season! Well, it feels only slightly festive so far in Colombia and I’m not really sure what to expect when I get to Ecuador next week. We’ll see. In the meantime, it’s time for another monthly roundup! What’s Up With Me: Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie- if you haven’t checked [...]

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New! Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie

Posted on 21. Nov, 2011 by .

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So you know how I have more things going on than I could possibly have time for? Well, maybe you don’t, but let me assure you I’m a busy, busy bee. So I’m not sure how Mike talked me into taking on another project. Maybe because it’s such a fun one: our very own series [...]

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Best of The Blogosphere: October 2011

Best of The Blogosphere: October 2011

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by .

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Wow, it’s time for another update already. I’ve been housesitting in Bogota for all of October and it has been relaxing and fun. I’ve had a lot of time to catch up on work and reading and to bond with Dexter, man of the house. It’s actually the longest I’ve been in one place since I [...]

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Speak Right Now: An Interview with Benny Lewis of Fluent in 3 Months

Speak Right Now: An Interview with Benny Lewis of Fluent in 3 Months

Posted on 23. Oct, 2011 by .

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The Spanish Language Challenge Part Three!  I have always thought of myself as kind of a language dummy. I’ve had roughly 6 years of formal language education (4 in Spanish, 2 in Italian) and nothing has ever stuck. I started to think it just wasn’t possible. When I first met Benny Lewis, who is known [...]

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Rosetta Stone: Does it Work?

Rosetta Stone: Does it Work?

Posted on 02. Oct, 2011 by .

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The Spanish Language Challenge Part 2 (Part Dos?): Learning Spanish is (probably) 90% will power. Sadly, will power is not my strong suit. When it comes to Spanish it seems that I have this painful mental block that I just can’t seem to push past. I think it’s PTSD from high school Spanish and those [...]

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