Archive | April, 2008

10 Tips For Bringing Your Pet Overseas

Posted on 30 April 2008

I’ve wrote this piece over at my blog on MatadorTravel.com…
“When my husband and I adopted our two puppies (Molly and Jack) everyone told us that would be the end of our carefree travel days. This summer we will be flying to Madrid and living in apartment in the Chamberi area for three months. Our two [...]

The Emotional Landscape of a Life Change

Posted on 29 April 2008

First, my husband says to me: Christine, you know how you always wanted to live abroad? Let’s do it. So what if your job pays a lot and it’s got lots of fancy perks and everyone says ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ when they see your business cards. You don’t actually like it, and it’s just not [...]

Saying Goodbye to a City

Posted on 28 April 2008

It’s raining and cold today in Boston, and perhaps it’s weather-induced melancholy, but today, I started to realize that this may be the last time I ever live in this city. If you haven’t lived in Boston, then you might not realize the love/hate relationship its residents have with this college packed metropolis. The winters [...]

Learning Spanish Quick (or any language)

Posted on 27 April 2008

Besides pleading with my husband to allow me to contact at least one headhunter, we’ve been spending much of our free time trying to quickly refresh our spanish skills. Since we’ll be in Spain in just 9 weeks, we don’t have much time. We’ve had to be super efficient, and with the help of a [...]

The Beginning

Posted on 26 April 2008

Welcome to AlmostFearless.com- a blog that follows one womans journey from corporate manager to free wheeling travel writer.
My name is Christine and I’m a freelance writer and photographer. In July 2008, I will officially be a homeless, citizen of the world.
From Corporate Perks to Homeless Vagabond
I always wanted to travel the world. Who doesn’t? But [...]

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*Where is Christine now?



  • Currently traveling through the US to MEXICO

  • Past Trips (while living in Madrid):
  • Paris 7/13/08 - 7/18/08
  • Brussells 7/19/08 - 7/21/08
  • Lisboa 8/5/08 - 8/8/08
  • Venice, Bologna, Croatia 8/13/09 - 8/19/08
  • La Tomatina (Valencia area) 8/25/08 - 8/28/08
  • Canary Islands 9/2/08 - 9/6/08
  • Dublin 9/8/08 - 9/12/08
  • Morocco 9/15/08 - 9/18/08
  • and returned to Vermont on 9/20/08.


Tenative travel dates

  • Updated on my Dopplr Profile
    • Belize City in December
    • Antigua Guatemala in December
    • Tegucigalpa in January
    • San Salvador in January
    • Managua in February
    • San José in February
    • Panamá in March
    • Cartagena in March
    • Quito in April
    • Lima in April
    • Santiago in May
    • Buenos Aires in May
    • Sao Paulo in May
    • Caracas in July
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