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They’re Playing My Song

By on September 15, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, Mexico, travel

TweetHave you ever been in a foreign country, surrounded by the unfamiliar, only to find something from home? I’ve had three run-ins with familiar songs while abroad and they always come at the most bizarre times. The Song: “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles The Moment: My friend Christine and I were in Amsterdam for [...]

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The World is My Boyfriend

By on September 8, 2010 in Australia, Croatia, love, manifesto, travel

TweetThe title sounds sort of like “the world is my oyster,” which is also true. It was a tie between this title and “travel is my relationship,” which sounded a little like “Love Is My Religion.” I’m obviously overthinking this post, so it must be time to decrease my caffeine intake. This post, as many [...]

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Favorite Travel Memories: Makarska

By on August 3, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, travel tuesday

Tweet Oceans and mountains: the best of both worlds I know I’ve already said how much I loved Croatia, but this particular night goes down as one of my favorite travel memories. My Australian cruise mates and I had reached the middle of the trip. At the point between being complete strangers and being sick [...]

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Hostel Review: Silver Gate Hostel

By on August 2, 2010 in Croatia, Dalmatian Coast, Europe, hostels, review, RTW

TweetI know you’re sick of hearing about Croatia, but this is different…sort of. I haven’t reviewed a hostel in a while (mostly because I hadn’t stayed in one in a while), so I thought I would assess my summer hostel stays. [photo] Part of what I loved about Split was the people I met at my [...]

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Losing My Independence

By on July 10, 2010 in backpacking, Croatia, cruise, love, manifesto

Tweet This post was inspired by conversations with people about solo travel and reading lots of blog posts. If you want to know more about traveling alone, visit Gray’s blog at SoloFriendly.com. I first planned a trip alone because most of my friends don’t have the same desire or budget to travel. They’re mostly homebodies, [...]

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I Left My Heart in Split

By on July 5, 2010 in cheap, Croatia, Dalmatian Coast, Europe, love, travel

Tweet How do you sum up your favorite trip you’ve ever taken? I don’t know what made me love Croatia so much. Could it be that I was thrilled to get to be on my own time frame after having everything planned for me in Thailand? Was I looking for something more familiar, like the European trips [...]

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Summer on the Water

By on February 20, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, Europe, summer, travel

TweetIf you’ve been reading for the past month or so, you know I’ve become obsessed with Australia and the thought of going this summer. Well, there’s been a slight change of plans since I don’t want to go there when it’s winter in the southern hemisphere. So I’m back to the original(ish) plan, which is Croatia. I’ve been [...]

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