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A Three Hour Tour of Herzegovina’s Finest

July 25, 20162 Comments

I have to be honest with this one.  I did no work to plan what we’d see and not see while in Herzegovina.  The Bosnian portion of our Serbia/Bosnia trip in this past December…

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Getting a Tattoo in Siem Reap, Cambodia: Where You Need to Go

July 18, 20164 Comments

David and I are big tattoo fans, and we each have quite a few that adorn our bods.  Mine are all related to travel and experiences I’ve had in different places around the world,…

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Googie Architecture and a Piece of Infamous Seattle Real Estate

July 4, 20162 Comments

I didn’t know a term existed for the quasi-futuristic, kitschy American architecture of the 50s, 60s, and 70s until a few days ago.  But as I drove home from my parents’ house (the same…

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A Tale of Two Cambodian Train Stations: Kampot and Sihanoukville

June 27, 20168 Comments

Coming into our trip to Southeast Asia, architecture peeping wasn’t in my plans.  Despite evidence to the contrary from our tour of New Khmer architecture in Phnom Penh, I didn’t actually plan any of…

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Puppies and Rainbows on Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia

June 20, 20164 Comments

As it was the theme of our trip, I knew it would be necessary to hit up some basic beaches while we were in Southeast Asia.  The region is known for its pristine (or…

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Things We Didn’t See in Luang Prabang, Laos

June 16, 20164 Comments

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’ll know that I have a problem with editing.  I’m notoriously unsuccessful at editing experiences, places, and things to do out of an itinerary.  A large…

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Finding Vann Molyvann in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

June 12, 201617 Comments

As I’ve stated before, our trip to Southeast Asia was a rather serendipitous one.  I’ve been rather singularly focused in the past 18 months on making my way through the former Eastern Bloc and…

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Anatomy of a Perfect Travel Day: New Years in Mostar, Herzegovina

May 30, 20162 Comments

I have let my feelings known regarding off season travel (I love it), and nowhere has reinforced my opinion of this more than Mostar, Herzegovina.  Walking through Mostar’s Stari Grad, it’s clear why the…

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Basic Beaches: Southeast Asia 2016

May 23, 20162 Comments

It’s finally time for David and I to head out on another trip!  For this trip, we are taking more of a well trodden tourist path through the Southeast Asian nations of Cambodia, Laos,…

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The Best Time I Broke My Foot in Sarajevo, Bosnia

May 16, 20166 Comments

David and I are avid runners. Not at the moment, but I’ll get to that soon enough.  Before our trip to Serbia and Bosnia over New Years, we were running around 40 miles a…

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