I recently returned to Paris for a bit of a refresher on the city, transportation network, neighborhoods, major sights and to find all the quiet lovely streets in between. I have been once before, but it had been quite some...
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I’ve been a traveler most of my life, and will be for the rest of my life. But that DOES NOT MEAN the long-haul international flights get any easier! They are by far the worst necessary evil of international travel. But...
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Road trips are great because of the freedom and flexibility you get to spontaneously explore along the way. BUT…they can also be a real drag if your romantic visions of a road trip are squashed by flat tires in the middle of no where, hotels that are all booked, restaurants that close early and the moment you realize you have put diesel in your unleaded fuel tank. This is when you wish you would have spent a wee bit more time planning.
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Portland will forever be my home. It’s the city I’ve lived in and worked in for most of my life. It’s the city that has welcomed me back from various corners of the world and kept me intrigued all these...
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Celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich had been on my bucket list for a long time and it finally got scratched off last year! Oktoberfest is in the same zone as drinking wine in Napa, attending Jazz Fest in New Orleans and...
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