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Continue reading →: The View From Here: A Week in SwitzerlandMy travels have taken a turn this week, with the addition of my 18-year-old son Charley. I arrived in Zurich two days before him, which gave me one full day to explore on my own. The thing is, I didn’t feel like exploring. As ungrateful as this may sound, I…
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Continue reading →: Hong Kong: My Last Solo Stop Before Family TimeAfter three weeks of cold weather in Japan and South Korea, the warmth of Hong Kong has been a balm this week. On my first day I signed up for my usual walking tour. I went to my regular sources for free (tip-based) walking tours, GuruWalks and Freetour, but there…
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Continue reading →: A Week in Seoul: Low Energy, High CutenessNinety days of travel finally caught up with me, and I went down for the count. I arrived in Seoul, South Korea on Monday afternoon and made my way to the hostel around 5 pm. Luckily I’d booked a private room, because I dropped my bags, fell into bed, and…
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Continue reading →: Warm Seats, Cold Mornings: A Week in JapanFollowing Vietnam with Japan is quite the lesson in contrast. I went from total chaos in the streets of Hanoi to a place where people wait patiently for the walk signal, even when there are no cars in sight. My arrival in Tokyo was a little bumpy. It took me…
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Continue reading →: The Detour That Changed Everything: Ha Giang LoopI first heard about the Ha Giang Loop, a scenic motorcycle route in northern Vietnam that travels through rugged mountains, breathtaking landscapes, and remote ethnic villages, from a young woman on a walking tour in Chiang Mai. She called the experience “life changing.” I was in the process of outlining…
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Continue reading →: Lanterns, Letting Go, and the Halfway MarkAs of today, I’m officially halfway through my gap year (it’s been six months since classes ended). On the one hand, it feels like it’s been no time at all since I was in graduate school. On the other hand, scrolling through the camera roll on my phone makes it…
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Continue reading →: Saying Yes in Chiang MaiI love Thailand. The food, the people, the lush and beautiful landscape. I started out in the city of Chiang Mai in the northern part of the country. The second largest city in Thailand, Chiang Mai has a population of about 1.2 million people, compared with 11 million in Bangkok.…
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Continue reading →: A Week in Penang, With a Surprise EndingAfter a week in bustling Kuala Lumpur, Penang felt like an exhale. I took a train to Butterworth and then a ferry to George Town, where signs of British colonialism are everywhere. While waiting to board the ferry, I saw a man chasing what looked like an alligator out of…
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