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Category Archives: Europe
The Streets of Florence
I was going through the pictures on my phone this weekend…you know, deleting the ones that I couldn’t figure out why I took to begin with…and came across these: The streets in Florence are super-narrow and parking is almost nonexistent: … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Italy, Photoblog, Random Travel Thoughts
Tagged auto, automobile, car, driving, driving in Florence, driving in Italy, Europe, Florence, images, Italy, parking, photos, smart car, streets, tiny car, travel, vehicle, wander
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Vacationing Alone
Have you ever done this? Traveled alone? I have not, but I saw a recent story on it from the Times of India, and it got me thinking. I almost went on vacation by myself once. Two summers after graduating … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Italy, Random Travel Thoughts
Tagged Boboli Gardens, Europe, fish, Florence, Mexico, Pitti Palace, travel, travelling alone, vacation, wander
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Vicariously Exploring Malta
Awhile back (OK, like six months ago), one of my favorite websites, Slate.com, ran a series on the tiny island of Malta, and I found it fascinating. I just reread it. I love, love, love reading about little, out of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Great Travel Writing, Photoblog, Random Travel Thoughts, Travel Dreams
Tagged acts of the apostles, Calypso, France, Gozo, History, Malta, megalithic temples, Napoleon, Odysseus, Order of St. John, Phoenicians, photos, Prince Phillip, Pyramids, Queen Elizabeth II, rocks, Saint Paul, Slate, Stonehenge, Turks, unesco world heritage, unesco world heritage sites, United Kingdom, vacation, Valletta, Well-Traveled, wikimedia commons
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My Bucket List: The Places I Want to See Before I Die
Confession: I’ve only read parts of 1000 Places to See Before You Die, and haven’t even heard of many of the amazing spots author Patricia Schultz highlights, let alone visited them. I was in a local bookstore yesterday, however, and … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Europe, Great Travel Writing, Photoblog, Random Travel Thoughts, Travel Dreams, Uncategorized
Tagged 100 Places to See Before You Die, Bay of Fundy, Bora Bora, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Chichen Itza, Cornwall, Dubrovnik, Egypt, Europe, French Polynesia, Giza, Glendalough, Great Wall of China, Greece, images, Ireland, Krakow, Kruger National Park, Newgrange, photos, Places to Go, Pyramids, Riga, Santorini, South Africa, Sydney, Tahiti, Tierra del Fuego, travel, USA
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Postcards & Prose 