Category: How
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2023 Group Trips and How They Came to Be
Last fall I hosted 14 friends from Pennsylvania and took them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Massive and well designed, the MET truly has something for everyone, including the option for New Yorkers to pay what they wish, and to bring their friends along on this discounted opportunity. Now, I realized that perhaps there…
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30 by 30
When I was 25 I made a 30 by 30 list of 30 things I wanted to do before I turned 30. Not surprisingly, many of these were directly or indirectly related to travel. So far I’ve completed 24 items from the list, including: 1. Take a cooking class. ✓ Thailand cooking class, 2014 2. Visit…
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Souvenirs Worth Buying
What’s the stupidest thing you ever bought or took home as a souvenir? Something that makes you roll your eyes now, or you possibly have already thrown away. For me, it’s this little Vietnamese doll key chain. It’s too big to use, and yet, I still have it! I’ve also finally decided that I don’t…
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A Starting Point: Five Tips for International Travel
International travel. The very phrase holds connotations of adventure and excitement and respite from routine. Planning it can be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never done it before. There are the obvious things to consider, like checking into visas and shots. But after that, the list of choices you have to make turns into a web…
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My Travel Must-Haves
I know, I know. I said I would blog next week about Barcelona. I’m still planning to. But, I got an email reminder that next week (July 16-17) is Prime Day(s). This means that if you are an Amazon Prime member, you are in for some really good deals! Lucky you! On a related note,…
A Pañuelo World 