Steph | Twenty-Something Travel

Timeless London

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

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So I’m headed to London later this week, my favorite city on the planet if you haven’t been paying attention. I just can’t get enough of it. This will actually be my third Thanksgiving in England- at this point turkey curry seems more natural to me than roasted turkey. Sadly I will only be there [...]

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Mostar: From the Ruins

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

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On Sunday I told you about Sarajevo, a beautiful, cultured city still rebuilding itself after almost total obliteration. The vivid dichotomy between beauty and destruction was visible throughout the country, but nowhere was it more apparent than in Mostar, the biggest city in the southern region of Herzegovina. Teeny tiny history lesson: Mostar, a gorgeous [...]

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The Forgotten City of Sarajevo

Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

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I booked my ticket to Sarajevo on a blind whim. I knew about Bosnia’s recent bloody history, and I’d read an article somewhere on how pretty the city was, but other than that, I really had no idea what to expect from this beautifully named place in the center of Southeast Europe. What I found [...]

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Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

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Read Part One Here The Difference between Traveling and Working Abroad When I imagined myself living in London, I had this vision of jet-setting every weekend to different locations around Europe. I was wrong. For starters, I was poor. Very poor. London is terrific but as we all know it is very, very expensive. I [...]

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Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Steph.

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I’ve wanted to talk about my experiences working abroad with the BUNAC work visa program for awhile now. The six months I spent working and living in London are some of the happiest months of my life up to this point. But even though I went to London and not India or the Dominican Republic, [...]

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How to Enjoy a Weekend in New York City

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Steph.

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I used to think I didn’t like Manhattan. The advertisements plastered to every surface, the inescapable flashing lights and honking cars were just too much. And the people, the massive throngs of people pressing in on your from all sides while the skyscrapers loomed overhead. Doing things like shopping on Fifth Avenue, visiting the Empire [...]

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Megabus and the Art of the Deal

Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Steph.

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In the age of budget travel it is difficult to tell if that deal you’re being offered is REALLY a deal. Sure Ryan Air will fly you from London to Rome for 5 quid… …Plus £ 40 in taxes… … Plus the £ 5 mandatory online booking fee …Plus £ 30 to check your bag. [...]

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Notes From the Home Front: Anticipation Fatigue

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Steph.

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Now that I no long benefit from school breaks and spend my summer days in a gray windowless cubicle summer really doesn’t appeal to me very much. In Washington DC these oppressive sticky days seem to stretch on indefinitely. I’m fairly certain it’s been August for at least five, maybe six months by now. The [...]

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Who Am I?

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Steph.

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So already I am yelling at you to “go see the world! NOW!” which may be a little presumptuous since I don’t even know you and you know nothing about me. So a little background: I am a girl who just can not sit still. I mean, I can sit still long enough to watch [...]

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