So the theme for Day 21 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Love Affair. I wish I had known this was coming since I already wrote about my travel “love affair” on Day 12, when the prompt was Meaningful Connections. So instead of rehashing that failed romance, I am going to share […]
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Lake Baikal. The deepest lake in the world. Olkhon Island. The largest island in Lake Baikal. So what if I was visiting in the middle of November? When I first planned my trip to Russia and as I finalized my Trans-Siberian itinerary, a visit to Olkhon Island was non-negotiable. To make it worth your while,
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The theme for Day 20 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Drink. Just as the cuisine of a place reveals clues about its culture and history, so does its signature local drink. What’s the best drink you had on the road, and did the drink have any connection to the place where
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The prompt for Day 19 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Spirit. Some places have the power to make even the most die-hard agnostic reconsider their position. Have you ever been in a place where you felt more alive or more connected to nature, the universe, or a higher power than anywhere
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I sat in the car, staring at nothing but semi-trucks and Ladas ahead of us and thought to myself: “Someday, I will look back and laugh at the day I tried to go to Suzdal and never made it.” It was nearly 1:00 p.m. on my last Friday afternoon in Moscow – nearly
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The theme for Day 18 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Budget. Every traveler has a budget; for some it just might be higher of lower than for others What’s your style? What do you spend very little on and what are you always willing to pay more for? I have always
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Construction. Congestion. Chaos. Cars. Those are the four words that will forever come to mind when I think of Vladivostok. Vladivostok is scheduled to host the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November 2012 and apparently the entire city is under construction in preparation. I hope for its sake that everything is completed on time
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Day 17 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is about Passion. It’s easy to be passionate about travel, but does that passion permeate the rest of your life? Do you live and work with passion? Why or why not? The passion I have for travel permeates some, but not all, other
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I arrived at the train station in Vladivostok over an hour ahead of my 10:30 p.m. departure – a result of the bus moving faster than expected (shocking!) and my own desire to be the first person into my 4-person kupe (compartment) on the train. Thanks to the advice of fellow travel bloggers, I carried
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I laughed a little when I read the prompt for Day 16 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* – Baggage. Mental baggage can weigh us down as much as physical baggage when we travel. How do you travel lightly – either emotionally or physically? The short answer is – I don’t. Sure, for
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