The French Shrug (or, How I Almost Committed Horse-Theft)

Time for another travel essay. Today, one of the things I do not miss about France.

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On Reverse Culture Shock

This week’s travel essay is on what happens to you when you stop traveling. (All past travel essays here)

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Five Hostel Lessons (As Learned in Berlin)

It’s Wanderlusty Wednesday, which means it’s time for another travel essay! (All past travel essays here). Today: the lessons learned from hosteling in Berlin.

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The Sisters Who Travel Together

Continuing with my travel essays series, this week I bring you: how a week in the tower room of a French chateau with my sister taught me the secret to family harmony.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Sleepless in Barcelona (or, We Can Sleep When We’re Home)

I’m continuing my series of travel essays this week with a story about Barcelona, otherwise known as the city in which I did not sleep.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: A Series of Unfortunate Events (in Prague)

I’ve been reading a lot of personal essays on blogs lately, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. First up: my true-life story about why Prague sucks.*

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Where To Go?

I haven’t written about traveling in a while, mostly because I haven’t traveled in a while…

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: (Attempt to) Speak the Language

   When I tell people I lived in France, a frequent question I get is…

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Traveling on the Cheap

One of the most frustrating things to me is when I expound the virtues of travel, hearing people say, “I wish I could afford it!”

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Wanderlusty Wednesday 

A reminder. Image of Brussels, Belgium, taken by me, October 2012

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