Anyone who knows me, knows I have a thing for ruins when I travel. If something is old, ruined and abandoned, I want to see it and explore it. Little did I know I’ve been living just a couple miles away from the Capitol Stones – the best kept secret ruins in Washington, DC – […]
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With my first safari experience under my belt in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, it was time to move on to South Africa. My first stop would be Cape Town and my expectations were high. Everyone I knew who had been to Cape Town raved about it. I arrived late at night after a long day of
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I’ve written this blog post in my head a dozen times, usually while walking or running through my Petworth neighborhood or in Rock Creek Park. But every time I’ve sat down to try to actually type the words on my laptop, I’ve frozen. I’ve stared at the screen, wondering what was the “right” thing to
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It was still pitch-black outside when I heard the ring of my iPhone alarm go off, signaling that it was time to crawl out of my cozy warm bed to get dressed before my morning tea arrived. My iPhone screen showed it was just 5:30 a.m. – a god-awful time to be waking up while
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After spending less than 48 hours in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to kick off a three-week trip to southern Africa, I headed across the border to the airport in Kasane, Botswana to start my journey to the Okavango Delta – a trip that started with just a bit of drama. My ultimate destination in the
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I spent less than 48 hours in Victoria Falls, but I managed to squeeze a lot in to that 48 hours! Arriving on a Saturday afternoon to the Victoria Falls airport on the Zimbabwe side of the Falls, I waited an annoyingly long time for my airport shuttle to whisk me away to my hotel,
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The thought of blogging again has crept into my mind now and then over the past couple years. I have visited places or experienced things and thought to myself that I wanted to share more than just my photos on Instagram or Facebook. I continue to get messages from readers with questions about my past
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I think the title of this post says it all: this is the end of the road for me as a travel blogger. Blogging is no longer serving me, growing me or making me happy. Anyone who has been following me for the last year shouldn’t be surprised by this decision. I wrote back in
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When I started planning my recent trip to China, I knew I wanted to visit Chengdu to see China’s famous giant pandas. Most tourists go to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base to catch a glimpse of this endangered animal, but the base doesn’t offer any opportunities to get up close and personal with
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I kicked off my recent trip to China with two days in Hong Kong, but I have to admit, I wasn’t particularly excited about the stop. I pictured Hong Kong being nothing more than a crowded city full of skyscrapers with little of cultural interest to me. Indeed, many of the recommendations I got from
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