Category: Travel Makes One Modest, You See What a Tiny Place You Occupy in the World. -Gustave Flaubert
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Israel & Palestine: Discovering History, Politics, Religion, (Food) and the Pulse of the Middle East
May 13-20, 2023 I had come to Israel and Palestine with one aim: to learn as much as I could. The Middle East, and particularly the region encompassing Israel, Palestine, and neighboring territories, is a melting pot of history, culture, religion, and politics. Its complexities arise from thousands of years of human civilization, from ancient…
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An Alaskan Adventure: Tracing Family Roots and Making New Memories
July 10 – 17, 2022 “Alaska is a place of raw beauty, where the majesty of the wild meets the resilience of the human spirit. It’s a symphony of soaring peaks, endless horizons, and the kind of silence that only untouched wilderness can provide. It’s a place where magic is real, and it’s waiting for…
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Northern Chile: Poetry, Wine, and Street Art
11 days in Northern Chile exploring the culture, reading poetry, and drinking red wine.
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Eating and Hiking through Lima and Cusco, Peru
March 25 – April 5, 2022 Lima, you are everything my tastebuds have ever wished for. Cusco, you are nostalgia and history, a reminder to step outside and enjoy this wondrous world as slowly as we can. Peru is the second country I have visited in South America, Brazil being the first and only to…
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London: 72 Hours
72 hours in London.
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Peace on the Adriatic: A Glimpse into Croatia
June 20-25, 2015 {A natural potency that is undeniable to the naked eye. Something or someone that has an exuberance surround them that not everyone has.} As I recount my experience in Croatia I am reminded of the Croatians zeal for life. The aura that surrounded me as I wandered the streets, conversed with fellow hostel goers, and sat…
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Misty, Sunny, Delightful Ireland
May 7-9, 2015 It took six years but I finally made it to the coasts of Ireland. When I studied abroad in Switzerland, and crossed the Atlantic for the first time ever, in 2009, the first trip I wanted to take was to Dublin. I missed it then as some friends and I decided October…
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The French Riviera
April 1-6, 2015 I flew from Barcelona to Nice on a short one-hour flight. The airport is small and as you approach, the sparkling blue of the Mediterranean catches your eye and all of a sudden you can’t wait to be on the ground, ‘does it really look like that up close?’ you ask yourself.…
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Creative Valencia, A City to Wander
March 28-30, 2015. Valencia is the third coastal city I’ve visited and the third largest city Spain. I was expecting a boring, yet relaxing, visit as I had asked about Valencia periodically over the last few months and the response was usually, ‘there’s not much to see,’ ‘not much to do,’ and ‘it’s alright.’ I decided…
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A Journey to the Desert and Back from Marrakech
March 19-22, 2015 I wish I had had a few more days in Marrakech and a few more weeks to explore the numerous vibrant cities of Morocco. I’m happy to have had the three days I did, but sometimes, it’s just not enough to entirely absorb a country that is so very different from your own.…
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