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January 24, 2014 | in Africa, Travel

The Road to Morocco, Part Wahade: First Impressions

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The Casablanca airport does not make a great impression. Unfortunately, the entry point of all flights from North America is said airport, the domestic terminal of which is highlighted by ominously flickering fluorescent overheads, dotted with 1/6 the number of seats it might’ve contained, and features an airport lounge with an honest-to-goodness foot of cement […]

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December 16, 2013 | in North America, Travel

NYC at Christmas… Beyond Rockefeller Center

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During this most recent trip back to New York, I didn’t manage to see the giant Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.  I never saw a single holiday window display, and I didn’t go ice skating in Central Park.  Frankly, I never even went to Central Park. Sacrilege, I know. I love New York around the holidays, […]

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October 25, 2013 | in Asia, Travel

The Coolest Thing I Never Thought I’d See: Kuala Lumpur

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At the end of each trip we take, Mr. M & I play a question game with each other… what would you most recommend to a friend?  What was the yummiest thing you ate?  What one thing did you find most surprising? But my favorite question, both to ask and answer, is: What was the […]

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July 31, 2012 | in Australia & New Zealand, Travel

Under the Southern Cross

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Day #10,338… (and kinda 39): The Outback.  We could see it as we descended from our jostley flight across Australia: a huge expanse of brick-red peppered with silvery explosions of desert shrubs. Feeling like Adventurers in the truest sense of the word- due in no small part to surviving the flight… I always feel a […]

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