In March 2008 I visited a place that changed my life. Of course, back then bracing myself for every bump in the dusty road I had no idea where the rusted bus careening wildly along
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Reinvention, Promotion, and a Whole Load of Summer Travel
If you have read my blog for some time, you may have noticed that I have been absent for a while. On the other hand, maybe, you have not. Either way, it has been five
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Heartbreak and Healing in the Holy Land
"May I have your passport, please?" asked the man at the hotel's dingy reception desk. "Certainly." Smiling brightly, I handed it over. "And the other one?", he asked. "Um, there is no other one. It's just
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Social Media Relationships: Flirting with Snapchat
Facebook, I have a confession to make. I’ve been cheating on you. Since you changed your algorithms and reduced the traffic on my page to a slim trickle, I have been looking elsewhere. Yes, I
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Travel or Family, Do You Always Have to Choose?
Today is my birthday. It is not a significant birthday, the last one of those was three years ago, and the next one is still way off in the future—although we all know that the
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Shinto Wedding at the Meiji Jingu Shrine
A walk through the tranquil forest of Yoyogi Park and into the grounds of the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo's Harajuku district will not only enable you to escape the constant noise of the busy
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Viking Booty
"The Viking conquests of yesteryear were often undertaken by the fierce Nordic warriors to "make contact" with new cultures and warmer climes...Today, however, Swedes have ditched the unkempt beards and longboats in favour of designer
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