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Holiday Highlight: The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker
As you may have noticed, from my lack of posts, this holiday season has been nutty! But as hectic as it’s been, I’ve enjoyed every minute: spending a whirlwind long weekend in London with my best...
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A Long Weekend of Great Eats in London
Whenever anyone asked me how my trip to London was, my automatic response was: “It was amazing! I ate sooooooooo much!!” Which prompted most people to respond: “Really? I thought the food wasn’t that...
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Where Are You Going in 2014?
Maybe it’s because I closed 2013 with two trips, or because I’ve been so crazy with life, recently. But I have absolutely no idea where I’ll be going, this year. It’s kind of funny to be in this...
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Weekend Trip from NYC: New Hope, Pennsylvania
Two weekends ago, Evan and I decided it was time for another trip out of town. (Like me, he’s a native New Yorker who often needs a break from the city.) Due to a crazy period at work, I was unable to...
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How Upcoming Vacations Make You Happier
This made me smile: a story in the NYT‘s travel section about how planning vacations makes you happier. Sure, that’s pretty much stating the obvious. I’ve posted about how deciding to a trip boosted...
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Hotel Ellauri: Zeanuri, Spain
We began our northern Spain trip in Basque Country. The autonomous region’s most well-known destinations include the coastal cities of Bilbao and San Sebastian, though we opted to start with neither....
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A Few Hours in Bilbao, Spain
Though we stayed three days in the Bilbao area, we spent very little time in the actual city. Friends who’d visited Bilbao before were neutral on it. The city hadn’t wowed anyone, but they all felt...
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La Casa de las Chimeneas: Our Picos de Europa Inn
We didn’t have an easy time finding lodging in the Picos de Europa—both before or during the trip! We wanted to stay in one of the mountain villages, not too far from a good trail. Our ideal place was...
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A Long Weekend in New Orleans
I try to take an end-of-year trip each time I find myself with a few unused vacation days in November or December. In 2013, I put my last two days towards a trip to London. At the end of 2014, Evan and...
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The Truth About Third World Travel
I recently discovered the site Wait But Why and am hooked. For each post, Tim Urban, the site’s sole writer and illustrator, delves into a topic—like How to Pick Your Life Partner, or Why Generation Y...
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