Category Archives: travel

retroblogging: europe day 5

as a teenager, and in college, i explored south america, oceania, and southeast asia…i just…didn’t really CARE about europe. i don’t know why. it didn’t seem exotic, romantic, or mysterious enough.
but that switch has been flipped, and after this trip, europe seems like the most wonderful and intoxicating place on the planet. ...

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retroblogging: europe day 4

pretty much the entire day was spent in the car, with a few enjoyable resting interludes…which is not to say driving wasn’t fun. i think driving on the autobahn was on my mental do-before-i-die list. (i think i’ve started about 16 written lists, but i never manage to get past about 10 things....

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unplugged

hey everyone…i’m leaving in a little over 12 hours for a trip to the bahamas with my sister. i’m not bringing a computer, so i don’t expect to have email access. i will be responding to all emails as soon as i am able upon my return 1/26. thanks for understanding!
(and i...

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retroblogging: europe day 3

day 3 involved quite a lot of time in the car. (i rented a car for 4 days while i was there…didn’t drive it all for day 2, but when i returned it, i’d put 1800km on it. also, when they say gas in europe is $6/gallon…it is not an exaggeration.)
i woke up...

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