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July 22, 2013 | in Europe, Travel

The Land of Fire & Ice, Part Prir: Hot Spots

hallgrimskirkja reykjavik iceland

Day #11,402: We woke up to… sun! One way to save money in a country that’s insanely pricey- and Iceland is insanely pricey, even to us New Yorkers- is to live like the locals.  Faced with a $14 per person continental breakfast at our motel, Mr. M & I fled to the town’s grocery store.  […]

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June 17, 2013 | in Europe, Travel

That’s Amore

sorrento beach italy amalfi coast

Day #10,354: After an 11-hr flight from San Francisco, amounts of anti-anxiety flying meds that would impress a junkie, and a steamy hot blur of a train ride from Rome, Mr. M & I found ourselves in the golden town of Sorrento on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.  (“Found ourselves” meaning face-planted into bed at 8pm in […]

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June 6, 2013 | in North America, Travel

It’s Pronounced Chaaahleston, Part Two: Savoring My Sunday

palmetto charleston sc

After a particularly luscious day spent in the land of hospitality, Mr. M & I had a mere slice of weekend left to enjoy in Charleston, South Carolina. Day #11,242: With only my stretchiest of stretchy-waisted leggings up to the task, I quickly decided that Mr. M & I needed to do some walking- or, […]

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May 16, 2013 | in Travel

Street Art Around the World

avenue duluth est montreal canada

New York City’s electrifying street art may just make up for its incessant noise, pollution, and subway-shoving.  (Not street performance art, mind you… the interpretive dancer who takes up residence on a nearby street corner tends to be a tad progressive for my taste.  I’m judgey about my art.) But really good, actual street art […]

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May 10, 2013 | in North America, Travel

Europe… in Quebec City, Canada

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Whilst weekend tripping in Montreal, Mr. M & I decided to take advantage of our proximity to yet another Place We’d Never Been Before: Quebec City. Quebec City came highly recommended from Mr. M’s aunt & uncle, who claimed it was more than worth the 3hr drive from Montreal- although honestly, convincing us to visit […]

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March 3, 2013 | in Europe, Travel

Holy Vatican City!

vatican city st peters basilica

Although my decision-making process regarding what days to write about is generally pretty haphazard (read: non-existent… it’s a blindfold, spin, & point situation), Pope Benedict’s recent abdication had me thinking of our own visit to the Vatican City a few years ago.  (It also has me wondering whether he can still insist on being addressed […]

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February 13, 2013 | in Asia, Travel

Bali by Bike

rice harvester bali

The bike is a grievously underrated mode of transportation.  For four years during veterinary school, I used my trusty bike Samson (normal folk name their bikes, right?) as my primary means of getting about town.  While biking everywhere limited my fashion choices (let’s be honest- rectally palpating cows doesn’t necessarily lend itself to super-cute miniskirts […]

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February 4, 2013 | in North America, Travel

It’s Pronounced Chaaahleston

charleston south carolina

East Coast weather has been… inhumane, as of late.  It’s a Well-Known Fact that single-digit temperatures are obscene, and negative temps are like trying to divide a number by zero: it makes everyone upset & confused and causes The Universe to collapse in on itself. Obsessive airfare-deal-hunting (I have my Black Belt) yielded a weekend […]

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January 28, 2013 | in Central & South America, Travel

Viva Brasil, The Pantanal Part 1: Appreciating the Unappreciated

tapir pantanal brazil

Some places on this majestically overwhelming planet are grossly under-appreciated.  It’s hard not to include the Usual Suspects in a Bucket List: The Amazon… seeing the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle… going on an African safari… Of course they’re incredible. But what about the lesser-known, equally impressive natural wonders that are ordained to exist in the […]

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January 10, 2013 | in Europe, Travel

A Hop Across the Pond

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**I am alive!  I felt this should be heartily exclaimed because (1) it’s a refreshing thing to affirm every so often, and (2) I completely fell off the map due to a nasty flu & subsequent internet-free travel abroad.  I’ve been a bad, bad blogger, but on the upside… I am alive!** Days #11,184-85: After […]

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