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Edinburgh, Etc.

After only a short time in Glasgow, our tour headed straight up into the Scottish Highlands to spend the night in Inverness. This was one of the drives I had been looking forward to the most, as we were promised … Continue reading

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A Few Days in Glasgow

Scotland is a place I’ve been wanting to visit since I was a kid. On my mom’s side, I have some great-grandparents who were born there, and while I had never felt a strong tie to the area (or to … Continue reading

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A Reflection on 2015, and What’s Next..?

On the very first day of 2015, I sat with my friends on the second floor of our local IHOP, too excited about the fact that we had finally, after so many years of wondering, gotten the chance to see … Continue reading

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The Intoxication of New Things

“In these moments of inebriation, I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so alive. So I’ll continue to seek these moments out. And it becomes rather easy to abandon the familiar in search of the magic.” Continue reading

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A Day In the English Countryside

A magical feeling tends to roll over me whenever I’m in the United Kingdom – particularly when I’m in England. My love runs deep; Maybe it’s because of Harry Potter, maybe it’s because of Mary Kate and Ashley in the … Continue reading

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Souvenir Collection Ideas

The other night, I went to Vancouver with my friends Ryan and Connor.  The three of us have formed a mini excursion brigade in which we’ll climb in the car and drive until we reach a new destination. This will either be … Continue reading

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Lazy Lanzarote

The first stop of our tour of the Canaries was Lanzarote Island.  At grandma’s request, we opted for the simple Beach Transfer tour, which only gave us a brief overview of the whole island as we drove to Playa del … Continue reading

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Heights, Hills and Tastes of Madeira!

My cruise this past June was called “Sunshine in the Canary Islands” and so you would imagine that the focus would be… well, the canary islands. However, after visiting Lisbon four days prior, I spent my whole time in the … Continue reading

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West Coast, Best Coast: Portugal Edition

Okay, so I obviously fell behind on my “once a week travel blogging!” goal I set before I went to Europe. I kept it up for a while… but honestly, if I was busy working on a blog post, I … Continue reading

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What 2 Months of Travel has Taught Me

    I love a good travel memoir. You know the ones. Often coming-of-age-esque, these tales follow their protagonist as they discover the world, and their place in it. Or – at least in travel memoirs – where their place … Continue reading

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