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A Merry Mud Bog Christmas

By on February 13, 2013 in family, Georgia, South

TweetThose of you who follow me on Instagram may have seen an unusual photo on Christmas Eve, me and my two sisters covered head to toe in mud. And my explanation is no less unusual than your first impression. I’ve already written about it on This Is My South, but more from a guide standpoint [...]

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Thankful List 2011

By on November 25, 2011 in Australia, fall, family

Tweet This is the first Thanksgiving I’ve ever missed. Instead of rushing from one set of grandparents to the other, stuffing myself silly on turkey, hashbrown casserole and buttery Sister Schubert rolls, I’m having a few beers with my fellow travel geeks at Hart’s Pub in the Rocks in Sydney, Australia. This journey is ending [...]

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Starhunting on Oahu’s North Shore

By on June 21, 2011 in family, hotels, Man vs Food

Tweet While most people go to Los Angeles in search of movie stars, the islands of Hawaii have served as a backdrop for countless movies and television shows throughout the years, including the new Hawaii 5-0. On our third day on Oahu, we drove to the North Shore and checked into the award-winning Turtle Bay [...]

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Being the Three Sisters

By on February 9, 2011 in Australia, family, Sydney, travel

Tweet There are many variations on the Aboriginal legend. In all versions, there were three sisters, named Meehni, Wimlah and Gunneedoo, members of the Katoomba tribe living in the Blue Mountains. The first version says that their father, Tyawan, possessed a magic shinbone that transformed him into a lyrebird. He changed forms when he went [...]

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I’ll Be Seeing You

By on January 20, 2011 in adventure, Australia, family, friends

TweetSaturday night was the last time I was going to see my whole extended family for a while. We gathered at Georgia Rib Company to celebrate my dad’s 50th birthday and the biggest question of the night was what am I going to do in Australia? I loved talking to old neighbors and family friends [...]

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Photo Friday: Atlanta, GA

By on December 17, 2010 in Atlanta, family, food, Georgia, photo friday

Tweet A few weekends ago, we all got together to go to dinner for my mom’s birthday. We planned on going to Der Biergarten, a German place I had visited with Atlanta Travel Tweetups. My mom saw something about it on television and it sounded like a place my dad might like, meaning plenty of meat and [...]

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Being a Big Fish in a Small Pond

By on December 8, 2010 in family, friends, manifesto, travel

Tweet I’ve had big dreams for my entire life. In my world, my future consisted of college at Columbia University in New York City, studying art, politics or literature. Then I would move to Washington DC for graduate school to work towards becoming a diplomat. My imaginary future may not have turned out how I [...]

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Happy Birthday, Amy!

By on December 4, 2010 in family, travel

Tweet Happy Birthday to my lovely mom, Amy, who has gone with me on countless trips (including the above pictures in Thailand, Mexico and New York), remained patient with my freak-outs and has always indulged in my guidebook addictions. Love you mom!

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Thankful List 2010

By on November 25, 2010 in blog, family, friends, love

TweetI’ve been making my Thankful list for at least 5 years, dating back to Xanga and Myspace days. It’s a good way of reminding myself what great people I have in my life. Your support is what keeps me going when I’m on the road. I am thankful for you all. I’ve been able to take [...]

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The Carrie Underwood Saga

By on November 3, 2010 in Atlanta, family, Georgia, music

Tweet Being the awesome sister that I am, I bought Rachel tickets to see Carrie Underwood for her Sweet 16. She was very excited to receive them, but in all the chaos of the past month, we both sort of forgot about the concert. The day of the concert rolled around and we remembered and got [...]

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