Katie can’t wait to go on a European vacation with her family! She’s so excited to see new things and learn how people in other countries live. But she realizes that traveling abroad is harder than she thought, especially when you don’t …
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A Whirlwind Vacation (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo)
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This will probably be my last blog post till mid-August—I’m off to England tomorrow with my wife and kids.
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Jul 28
2008
It isn’t a new observation, but it is a bit weird how people like to spend lots of money on vacations in places which have urban* features that they lack in their daily home life. There’s no direct contradiction between daily lifestyle …
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My Entire Life Is A Vacation
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Jul 27
2008
Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is the most populated and second largest autonomous community in Spain, as well as most visited, both by Spanish people and by foreign tourists. Among the most popular routes is the “pueblos blancos” …
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Traveling through Andalusia
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Jul 27
2008
Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is the most populated and second largest autonomous community in Spain, as well as most visited, both by Spanish people and by foreign tourists. Among the most popular routes is the “pueblos blancos” …
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Traveling through Andalusia
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Jul 25
2008
But after this post, I’ll be taking a blog vacation until August 4th. I’m going to try reading books instead of blogs for a week or so, if I can keep myself out of my Google Reader. I hope to come back recharged and ready for fresh …
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Thursday Afternoon Visits: Pre-Vacation Edition
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Jul 17
2008
After college she worked in editorial jobs until 2000, when she began her first novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, published in 2001. Over the next five years she wrote three sequels–The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, …
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Jul 15
2008
” Travel light and you can sing in the robber’s face” was the best advice Summer Zwolenick ever received from her father, though she didn’t recognize it at the time. Three years after the accident that ended her career as a ballerina, …
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It’s a time travel adventure with a well developed storyline, humor, and a number of illustrations.” And based on that, I put it on my list. The Alchemyst (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) The other day I received a copy of The …
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Jul 13
2008
Writing for travel guide books is a common way for writer’s to get their feet wet in the industry. There are several well-known travel guide book publishers.
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PinoyBlogoSphere.com - Filipino backpackers gave their insightful and inspiring, not to mention enviable, experiences on traveling around the world last July 3 at the Recreational Outdoor Exchange (ROX) shop at the Fort. …
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Jun 19
2008
… force next month requiring travel companies to take out state insurance and assume financial liability for the quality of their services look set to spark a wave of consolidation in Russia’s underdeveloped travel and tourism industry.
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Russian Tourism Industry Regears for Change
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“ Travel Blog…it wants to discuss the relationship between tourism, politics and economy”. I quite agree with this. A worth-reading travel blog is something more than simply noting down what one has seen or where one has been. …
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