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Beautiful Saint Basil’s Cathedral
Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of the most iconic sites in Moscow – hell, in all of Russia. Because much as I realize that one city doesn’t necessarily represent a whole country, especially not one as...
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Summer flashback: Iloca
I have one last post to come on Russia, but for today we’re headed back to Chile. That tells you just how busy I’ve been, considering that I got home from Russia almost two months ago. As a result of...
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Communism in Moscow: a brief glimpse
It’s hard to think Russia without thinking communism, USSR, Stalin (and vodka, of course, but that doesn’t go with today’s topic). I realized at during my Kremlin visit that I really knew only the very...
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El Ateneo
El Ateneo bookstore in Buenos Aires is one of those places that shows up on lists of “World’s Most Beautiful Bookstores” (yes, there are lists for that). This converted theater is of course a place for...
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2013 travel update
So far in 2013, I’ve been to 8 countries. Some of them – hi, Argentina – multiple times. I’ve spent more hours than I care to add on planes, and I’ve lost track of how many beds it’s been (get your...
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How to survive flight delays
If you love to travel, eventually your luck will run out. Your flight will be delayed (or canceled), and you’ll find yourself staring down the barrel of a seemingly interminable airport wait. I’m not...
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Why I like Athens
Athens: dirty, crowded tourist trap not worth visiting. In the run up to my recent work trip to Greece, that was what I kept hearing, and it surprised me. Although I admit to being more likely to get...
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Visiting the Acropolis
Well hello there. It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I last posted. Life got in the way, between preparing for my annual trip to California, actually enjoying said trip, and then coming back...
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Life on an English dairy farm
In England, my dad’s closest neighbors are cows. One of my favorite things about this small island is that country life is alive and well, even close to things that are more my usual style like...
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A year in Instagram
If you’re on Instagram you’ve probably seen about a million of these already. For those not in the know, spinoff site Statigram lets any Instagram users compile a quick video of their 5 most liked...
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Manchester. Not the soccer team.
To much of the world, Manchester is home to one thing: Manchester United FC. For most of my life, I mainly thought of it as home to Manchester Airport. But over the past few years, I’ve discovered that...
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A weekend jaunt to ancient Lima
When your BFF who lives thousands of miles away invites you to meet her in a culinary Mecca just a few hours from your place, you say yes. Which is how Rodolfo and I found ourselves headed to Lima for...
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