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“  While I rang in 2014 in New Zealand, an incredible trip well documented on the ...”

“When we arrive at Pete’s Farm in Rangiora, New Zealand, just outside Christchurch, Gaye is ...”

“The other passengers on the HotBus to Tongariro Crossing ask us if we want to ...”

“I drove on the wrong side of the road and descended into a dark watery ...”

“Our driver, Wallace, is explaining to us that our bus is our canoe, or waka ...”

“Awhitia Mihaere is a true force of nature. We don’t find this out right away. ...”

“By the end of our Waiheke Island Wine Tour, Tanya and I are tightly hugging ...”

“Tanya loves our AirBnB home away from home. I’m standing outside of our rented garden ...”

“You’d probably think of a million tinsel-draped, twinkling-light places before you thought of Brazil as ...”

“So, the Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival has presented an interesting challenge: List 5 places ...”

“ Live Free Cuba? An opinion piece about racism in Cuba in Sunday’s New York Times ...”

“Exactly one month after traveling to Argentina with STG Tours, the Vatican selected its first ...”

“There are some pretty sad statistics out there about the disparities between the lives of ...”

“It's the morning after our tango class and show at Tango Porteño in Buenos Aires. ...”

“When we land in Mendoza all memory of flash flooding and a leaky hotel is ...”

“Actually, funny probably isn't the right word, freak might be better. Our trip was rudely ...”

“Our guide Luis warned us about Cerillo on the way to Estancia Santa Susana, a ...”

“Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is lovely. Walking in Ciudad Vieja feels familiar with hints ...”

“Our hotel, Dazzler Tower Recoleta in Buenos Aires, is a block away from a cemetery. ...”

“ I don’t just write about my travels here. I’ve been published at Discovery.com, TravelChannel.com, TVOne.TV ...”

“I'm still chronicling my adventures in Thailand and Cambodia, but I wanted to take a ...”

“We realize right away that we like our guide J.J. a lot. Mainly because she ...”

“Author's note: I'm back from a whirlwind tour of Thailand and Siem Reap in Cambodia ...”

“ Water Taxi Driver We leave our hidden oasis at the Jim Thompson House for another ...”

“ This is how I ended my first full day in Bangkok. I come to be ...”

“ This weekend, my wings carry me south to New Orleans, the land of hot jazz and ...”

“Editor’s Note: I interrupt my previous St. Martin musings with observations from Denver, where I ...”

“Editor’s Note: In March, I traveled to the Caribbean Island of St. Martin/Saint Maarten to ...”

“We are sitting at breakfast when Sid points out a large poster behind me. He ...”

“When you are traveling with guys, shopping doesn't often come to mind and they aren't ...”

“Sid looks back and asks if I'm OK. I nod even though I'm not really ...”

“Baby sea turtles are slippery, squirmy and one of the cutest things I've ever had ...”

“If the Coconut Bar was an American television show, it'd be "Cheers." It is a place where ...”

“When Bobbi starts dancing she won't stop. I've taken a little break when she's grabbing ...”

“There's a pounding at the door. It sounds distant and far away. I am sure ...”

“Author's Note: My trip to Sri Lanka was a worldwind of amazing experiences. Sadly, I ...”

“For the last couple of days, Sid and Uncle Emil have been asking me if ...”

“A girl could get used to this Sri Lankan hospitality thing. Sid's uncle Emil has ...”

“Boarding Sri Lanka Airlines feels like I’ve already landed in Sri Lanka. A flight attendant ...”

“When we step into the Azul Restaurant at the Sea Breeze Hotel in Christ Church, we are ...”

“Author's Note: I had such a blast in Barbados that there was no time to ...”

“We could be in the Caribbean version of the movie "The Wedding Singer," even though ...”

“ We are standing in Le Bon Marche, possibly the world's first department store designed by ...”

“We've gotten up pretty early to get to Versailles, exchanging the Metro for the double-decked ...”

“I am standing betwen my parents with my head pressed next to my father's as ...”

“We were standing at the fountain in Saint Michel, trying to make out the violent, ...”

“My father is looking at me quizzically. "This beef melts in your mouth," he says ...”

“"I like this little city!" My mother declares as she stands on the balcony of ...”

“My dad has been packed for the last three days and has devised a minute-by-minute ...”

“As we drive through Nykobing, Annelise points out the street where her sister Pip lives ...”

“Annelise and Pip beat Jutte and I pretty soundly in the first set. It's an ...”

“We are at a crossroads. We can go left or right. Annelise turns to her ...”

“We started driving down an unmarked wooded path where the trees appeared to be closing ...”

“ I used the word "hygge" to describe a restaurant in Copenhagen yesterday, but I found ...”

“There is a word called "hygge" in Danish, which sounds alot like the word "hug" ...”

“  I couldn't believe my ears. The DJ was playing Chuck Brown's "Block Party." Do Danes ...”

“On my way back to my hotel from an uneventful evening in Copenhagen, I saw ...”

“ There's a giant thumb in the middle of the cafe at the Louisiana Museum of Modern ...”

“An 86-year-old woman tried to convert me to Scientology yesterday. I was sitting on the ...”

“If you want anything preserved for over millions of years for posterity, drop it into ...”

“My hotel room at the Scandic Front in Copenhagen is small by American standards, but probably just ...”

“Helen's neighbor Susan is ebullient. She bursts forth with conversation like a shaken carbonated water. ...”

“We first spot the garden of Hampton Court from the window of one of its grand staterooms. ...”

“There is a 100-foot column split in two on display in theVictoria and Albert Museum in ...”

“We aren't sure if we are watching a marching band at the Macy's Day Parade ...”

“I didn't quite want to reach down and grab a handful of grass and eat ...”

“We are in the process of walking through a herd of cows when Helen mentions ...”

“Blenheim Palace grandly emerges from a cluster of verdant trees. Its amber walls appear to ...”

“I think I was a Roman noble woman in a past life. I am certain ...”

“There are lots of smart people hanging around Oxford, in case you didn't know. The ...”

“Mark and Helen are Great Britain's answer to RVers. They sold their home to follow ...”

“ Helen was sitting in Nero's cafe with sheets of paper surrounding her like dining companions. ...”

“You can't always have great travel experiences. Our luck ran out yesterday with an ill-fated ...”

“When you are lost, you find the most interesting things. Yesterday, while looking for the ...”

“ My Sade obsession began in high school. I had a picture of her in my ...”

“ Tree stumps decorate our hotel. The one outside our elevator reminds me of the tree ...”

“Before the blogging begins, I think I should explain the title of my web outpost. ...”