Category: travel
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This week I am…
…wearing a striped shirt (because I own, ummm, seven.) …incorporating homemade pumpkin puree into everything. …embracing feminism. …rereading this article. Gives “baby talk” a new meaning. …planning an escape to one of these Swiss villages. …leaving voicemails begging for an apartment! (This is why you hate the sound of your voice.) …fascinated by this underwater recycling…
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An Irish road trip: The Cliffs of Moher
On our second day of our Irish road trip, my sister and I drove from Limerick to Galway and stopped at the Cliffs of Moher on the way. I thought I would be prepared for the dramatic landscape–the cliffs are so famous they’ve been featured in a number of music videos, as well as movies…
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This week I am…
…still looking for an apartment. It is really hard in Switzerland. …shopping for some new bed linens. …trying to understand Benghazi. This article helped. …bundling up. How cute are these gloves? …incorporating my stash of Italian hazelnuts into dinner. …attempting a new hairstyle. …totally distracted by chewing/slurping. Am I secretly a genius? …loving Google’s modern take on…
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An Irish road trip: Galway and Limerick
You can’t go to Ireland and just see Dublin. Well, not if you have more than 48 hours in Ireland. And since my sister and I had four days to explore the Emerald Isle, we hit the road as soon as we landed. First stop: Limerick. Limerick is a quiet city, but there is plenty of architectural beauty…
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This week I am…
…booking flights. Look at this! …getting inspired by this dark design trend. …washing the dishes by hand (I mean I don’t have a dishwasher, but still…) …getting a reservation at this dorm. …throwing the “BMI” scale out the window, I guess. …cooking with pumpkins. …taking a long walk in the woods.
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Off to Ireland…
After sending my sister about 50 emails with flight deals to Europe over the past year, she finally agreed to meet me between Switzerland and Washington, D.C.–Ireland. Neither of us have been to the Emerald Isle before and we’re husband-free, so we’re all set for some adventure. We’re planning on seeing Dublin, Galway and Limerick,…
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Camping in Greece: Antiparos and Milos
If you’ve followed my travels then you know how much I love camping…and yet when my husband suggested we camp a few nights in Greece I wasn’t having it. I had already agreed to pack two weeks’ worth of clothing into my carry on-sized backpack. The thought of squeezing in camp gear as well sounded crazy. I gave the idea…
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Greece rewind: Paros and Antiparos
I’ve been struggling with how to neatly divide two weeks traveling around Greece into posts, because we experienced so much. Putting Paros and Antiparos together made sense because they are geographically close, but we had such different experiences on the sister islands. Paros is definitely a travelers’ favorite. I had so many friends gush over its beauty…
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This week I am…
…stressing about finding an apartment–I guess it’s good for me. …feeling inspired by my favorite film director. …re-reading this “life after crime” story. …sharing this adorable video. …stocking up on hand sanitizer for my next flight. …taking this article to heart before my next Instagram post. …coveting these for the fall strolls around Geneva. …baking! (My…
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My favorite souvenir from Greece
I went to Greece with plans to shop, since the country is more affordable than Switzerland. And I did bring home a few special things (like an olive wood cutting board and a gold necklace), but my most cherished souvenir was completely free–the pebbles I collected on Firiplaka Beach. We found Firiplaka beach on accident…
Paige Langton 