The prompt for Day 15 (the halfway point!) of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is City. What is your favorite (or least favorite) city and what do you love (or hate) about it? Chicago. Sweet home Chicago. Oh, what a love-hate relationship we have. Shortly before I left Chicago in August to start […]
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After the way my volunteer and homestay experience started in St. Petersburg, I almost cancelled my participation in the Geovisions Conversation Corps program in Moscow altogether. I was afraid I would be stuck far outside of the city again. I was afraid I would live with another family who didn’t really want to learn English.
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The prompt for Day 14 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Quote. What’s your favorite quote about travel? Why does it stand out to you? I wouldn’t be surprised if my favorite travel-related quote is cited by others participating in this project as well. It is probably one of the most popular
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Vladivostok did not make the best first impression on me. After a relatively enjoyable overnight flight from Moscow on Aeroflot, I exited the small airport in Vladivostok and immediately started searching for the bus stop. The instructions I received from my hostel (the only hostel in the city, although it is listed by
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The theme for Day 13 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Home. For some people, no matter how much they love traveling, there’s always no place like home. Other travelers make their homes wherever they happen to be. Tell us about your home – where is it and why do you consider
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Day 12 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is all about meaningful connections. Travelers meet dozens, if not hundreds, of new people on every trip. They may become friends, enemies, lovers, and resources; they may stay in your life forever or be forgotten the next day. Tell about a time you felt
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The theme for Day 11 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project is Feast. For some of us, food isn’t just a part of our travels, it’s the reason why we travel. Whether you travel the globe to try new foods and use food to form a deeper connection with the culture or just
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The theme for Day 10 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Earth. At what point in your travels have you felt most in tune with the Earth? Share a story of how you interacted with the local environment or nature. I will let my pictures do most of the talking for this
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Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod the Great) touts itself as the birthplace of Russia and oldest city in the country, as well the cradle of Russian democracy and the medieval center of trade and crafts. For a town of over two hundred thousand people, it feels incredibly small. I arrived on a bus from St. Petersburg near
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Day 9 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is about one perfect day of travel. Travel helps us better appreciate the present moment instead of always looking to the next thing. Describe one perfect day you had while traveling this year. Where were you? What were you doing? And what made it perfect?
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