Twenty-Something Travel

Friday Postcard: Birds in Barcelona

Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

This marvelous photo was taken by Tracy Zhang of Just in Time Travels in Barcelona, Spain.

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Best of the Blogosphere: March 2012

Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

The flipside of being in the Southern Hemisphere is that while everyone on my facebook feed is out enjoying the warm spring weather, I’m yet again pulling out the scarves and wooly socks. It is definitely fall here in Buenos Aires! I love fall weather so I am eating it up for the last few [...]

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Uruguay: The Best and Worst

Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

All of the ups and downs of my week in Uruguay.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Laptop Detox

Posted on 25. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

It shouldn’t be so hard to travel without a laptop.

It didn’t use to be. I was traveling laptop and fancy free as little as 3 years ago. I backpacked through Europe for months using only those dusty old terminals you find hidden in hostel corners. The world has changed, and so have I.

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Friday Postcard: The Channel Islands

Posted on 23. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Today’s shot comes from Suki of Super Duper Fantastic: Channel Islands National Park encompasses five islands - Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara. Anacapa is the only one of the Channel Islands to have a non-Spanish-derived name. Anacapa comes from the Chumash word eneepah, meaning mirage island. It is the smallest of the north islands [...]

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Your Turn: Your Horrible Hostel Stories

Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Well, I asked for your funniest hostel stories and oh man you guys delivered. I get into that though I wanted to share a hostel horror of my own that I encountered last week in Uruguay: Yup that’s basically two seperate beds nailed together. Major engineering fail. Feel sorry for poor Mike who had to [...]

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Cabo Polonio: Sand Lover’s Paradise

Posted on 20. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Somewhere up the coast of Uruguay, about halfway between Punta del Este and Punta del Diablo you will find the tiny caserio of Cabo Polonio. Or maybe you won’t. No roads go to to this laid back beach town, it’s separated from the main highway by several miles of mud dirt and sand paved roads. You have [...]

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Things You Didn’t Know About Uruguay

Posted on 18. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Quick, name 3 things about Uruguay. Name even one thing about Uruguay. If you’re like most people, including myself up to a couple weeks ago, I doubt you can. Before I came down to South America I’m not even sure I could find this tiny country on a map, let alone tell you the difference [...]

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Friday Postcard: Amateur Photographer

Posted on 16. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Today’s photo was submitted by reader Unisse Chua: Anyone can take great photographs, even this little kid! I spotted this Japanese boy struggling to take a photo of his mom and his sister at the entrance of Universal Studios Japan. He was very hesitant to take the photo at first because he didn’t know how [...]

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