This Place Exists: The Amazing Wild Buffalo in the Yukon



Driving through Canada to Alaska was a shock for me. I had heard that it was amazing, that the natural beauty would knock you out, but you simply can’t do the 365 degree views justice in a little picture. My favorite part was the wildlife, which becomes more frequent and bold the further [...]

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The Great American Road Trip: Digital Nomad Style



In 2000, I packed up everything, said my goodbyes and drove cross country with my then boyfriend (now husband).  We made the trip from Massachusetts to Seattle in early December, so we decided to take the southern route, and still got caught in an ice storm that stranded us in Tennessee for three days.  There [...]

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3,043 Miles in 28 Photos



I’ve been so busy writing about how to travel, there haven’t had any posts recently about my travels.  Over the past few months we’ve been camping, driving and working our way across the US, through British Columbia, into the Yukon and finally Alaska.  This post covers the US leg of the trip from Northampton, MA [...]

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Havana: A Little European City in the Middle of the Caribbean



My first day in Cuba landed me straight in Havana. I’m not sure what I expected, it is after all a major tourist destination, especially for the likes of Europeans planning on visiting America, who first stop in Cuba. It’s like any international city, perhaps more so. The capital buildings are gorgeous, [...]

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A Day in Antigua



On my way out of Guatemala, I decided to spend a day in Antigua, just to see what I had missed by deciding to study Spanish in Quetzaltenango instead.  On the bus ride there, I watched Furia en la Sierra, which turned out to be the (unintentionally) funniest film of all time.  I think part [...]

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