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August 2, 2012 | in Asia, Travel

Bali for Beginners, Part One

This picture does nothing to capture the beauty of this view.  Photo fail.

Day #10,654:  On our first full day in Ubud, the central mountain village of Bali, we hired a driver to take us around the island.  It’s really not as bougie as it sounds, promise.  Because Balinese streets either don’t have names or have multiple different names, it’s kinda impossible to drive yourself around.  Plus, it’d […]

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June 14, 2012 | in North America, Travel

10 Lessons From New York City

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Moving to Manhattan from the west coast may have been more jarring than moving to a different country.  I stepped off the plane into the whirling, bursting, blaring lights of Manhattan and pretty much froze with big saucer-eyes and my tail between my legs… like a poorly-dressed deer in taxi headlights. There was a whole […]

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June 3, 2012 | in Africa, Travel

“Kah-lee-for-nyah?” and Other Tales from Africa

Each of the chief's wives had a separate sleeping hut, which she shared with her own children.

“Kah-lee-for-nyah?” The lone English speaker at Shangana Village in South Africa smiled graciously. “Where is this place? Is it far from here?”

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