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Category Archives: Travel
Tuk-Tuk Hell, or Heaven
The writing prompts below are just suggestions–any story about yourself is welcome. This is part of a series, “Scene from a memoir I haven’t written yet.” Scroll to the bottom to see how to link up a story of your … Continue reading
Posted in Scene from a memoir, Travel
Tagged memoir, Scene from a Memoir, Thailand, tuk-tuk, writing prompt
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Great Walks: Travel Bucket List
I am participating in Latin Abroad’s Travel Bucket List with three things I’ve done and three things I want to do. Travel Bucket Half-Full: Great Walks I’ve Done 1. Bryce Canyon, Utah I long to return to Bryce Canyon, the … Continue reading
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies in Cages with Tigers
This is part of a series, “Scene from a memoir I haven’t written yet.” Please scroll to the bottom to see how to link up a post of your own. Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies in Cages with Tigers I … Continue reading
Posted in Scene from a memoir, Travel
Tagged blog hop, link party, memoir, Scene from a Memoir, Thailand, tiger, travel, writing prompt
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Up and Down: Travel Bucket List
I am linking up with LatinAbroad’s travel bucket list, a great place to get you thinking about all the amazing places out there. Today I am going to focus on three things I have done and three things I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged bucket list, Guinness, Ireland, Jamaica, Mesa Verde, perfect pint, travel, travelbl
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Fes Medina, Morocco video
Check out the short video I made about our journey through the Fes Medina in Morocco. I entered it in a contest. Please vote for it if you like it. Please vote. You can view the video by clicking on … Continue reading
Guest post on traveling the world with children
Visiting from SITS? Welcome! Please have a look around. You can read about me here. I would love to hear from you! …..— Check out my guest post today on the SITS Girls website: How to travel the world with … Continue reading
What I Ate in Greece
For “What I Ate Wednesday,” I wanted to give you an idea of the food I enjoyed during my vacation in Greece. I loved the food — plenty of ripe, luscious fruits, lots of salads with vividly red tomatoes and … Continue reading
Scavenger Hunt Sunday (Greece edition)
For Scavenger Hunt Sunday, I selected photos from my recent vacation in Greece. For the photo scavenger hunt, I needed to take photos related to the following five prompts. 1. Geometry Church ceiling, island of Kythnos 2. Brushstrokes I was … Continue reading
Posted in Photography challenge, Travel
Tagged Greece, photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday
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Vacation in Greece
As we got off the subway in Athens, we glimpsed the Parthenon sitting atop the Acropolis. We had a great view of it glowing in the distance from our hotel’s pool deck, too. When we climbed to the top of … Continue reading





