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Tag Archives: Travel
some funny things about prague
it’s a few weeks on and things are normalizing here. well, normalizing as they do when you are in a strange, new and foreign land. which is more to say “becoming more familiar” than actually normalizing. i am beginning to … Continue reading
Posted in Life Abroad, Prague, Europe
Tagged Travel, anthony bourdain, Prague, CzechRepublic, pubs, becherovka, potraviny, smoking, pork, bees
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praha, day 1
every building in prague is beautiful. i am not kidding. even the ones that are junked out and covered in graffiti are, like, amazingly beautiful. they all seem to be various shades of gold, yellow and rose pink and walking … Continue reading
Posted in Life Abroad, Prague, Travel
Tagged Czech Republic, identity, old town, Prague, sightseeing, Travel
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traveltuesday photoblog: a thai mcdonald’s
i am not one of those people that takes pictures of mcdonald’s around the world. *shudder* however, this prayerful ronald mcdonald was a bit too much to pass up on the thai island of koh samui. is it just me … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, photoblog, Photography, Travel, Travel Tuesday
Tagged koh samui, mcdonald's, Photography, ronald mcdonald, thailand, Travel, Travel Tuesday
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creating the world we want
it’s monday and what could a girl want more than some great travel reads and a cute clutch to throw into the luggage for a night out when travelling? to that end, i give you irish jaunt and kattybabylove purses. … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Ireland, Life Abroad, Travel
Tagged accessories, clutch, danish design centre, Ireland, irish jaunt, irish travel, kattybabylove, purse, students in europe, Travel
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traveltuesday photoblog: hooters in china
this most awesome of photos was snapped in hooters (yes, the very same) in hangzhou, china before it, sadly, went the way of the dodo bird. there are, in fact, 4 hooters locations in china which make great spots for … Continue reading
Posted in china, Life Abroad, photoblog, Photography, Travel, Travel Tuesday
Tagged china, hangzhou, hooters, Photography, Travel
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5 great albums for travel writing
A list of five great albums to for travel writers to listen to while they work. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Travel, travel writing, Writing
Tagged albums, beirut, coldplay, derek webb, lori chaffer, Music, rilo kiley, Travel, travel writing, Writing, writing music
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traveltuesday photoblog: pot o gold
here, in county clare, where a rainbow meets doonagore castle flanked by emerald green, it takes little imagination to envision a leprechaun hording his pot of goodies just below. Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Photography, Travel, Travel Tuesday
Tagged ballyvara, camera, castle, clare, cliffs of moher, coogyulla, county clare, doonagore castle, Ireland, leprechaun, photo, Photography, pot of gold, Travel, Travel Tuesday
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the worst movie of 2010
Why Leap Year is the worst movie of 2010, hands down. Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Movies, Travel
Tagged american, amy adams, bad movie, boston, cliche, cross-cultural, intercultural, Ireland, irish, leap year, matthew goode, Movies, stereotype, Travel
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