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2 Days in Washington DC
Current as of 23 Sept 2023. Washington DC is one of my favorite cities in the world. I am so blessed to live here and even though I have been here for years, I have still not seen and done it all....
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Gorillas in Gabon
Gorillas can be found in ten African countries. There are Eastern Gorillas which include both Mountain Gorillas and Grauer’s Gorillas which can be found in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic...
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One Day In Washington DC
Current as of Sept 2023. Lots of critics will tell you that 24 hours is not enough time in a place. But let’s face it, often there is just not enough time or money to spend a week or a month...
View ArticleTips for Overcoming the Recent Travel Turmoil
Travel has gotten more difficult, more expensive, and less reliable in recent years. As you think about the holiday season. Here are some tips to create a less stressful trip! Insurance – For...
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Spokenlight Portraits
Here are some of Spokenlight’s amazing portraits of faces from around the world. Green eyes in Istanbul Alone in a sea of people. Devoted to religion. Gentleman at a Turkish tea house in Istanbul....
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Girls Weekend in Tampa FL
I’ve been to Florida more times than I can remember, and I’d been to the Tampa area once a few years ago. But earlier this year, I had the opportunity for a girl’s weekend. While I did none of the...
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Manila Philippines
I recently had the opportunity to return to Manila for work. This was my second trip to the city. You can read my thoughts from my first trip here. I was in town for four full days and had almost two...
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Traveling to the United States for the First Time – where to start….
While scrolling mindlessly through Facebook I was reading some questions from first time visitors to the United States. It occurred to me that while it is common to see blogs and advice about “3 days...
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Beautiful Singapore
I recently returned to Singapore for the 3rd time. While there was 25 years between my first and second trip, there was only four years since my last visit. My last trip concentrated on some of the...
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A Long Weekend in Guatemala
It turns out, you can fly direct from DC to Guatemala City. While Guatemala is a small country, infrastructure challenges mean you either need a couple of weeks or just pinpoint a few locations and...
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Cameroon
I was only in Cameroon a couple of days. And I was there visiting a friend – which means I got to see a lot of the local sights but it means I didn’t have to navigate things like finding...
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What does “putting it on my list” mean?
When talking to other travelers, it is common to hear the phrases “bucket list” or “I’m putting that on my list.” For many I think it is rhetorical. For me it is literal… I also pride myself that my...
View ArticleYear in Review – Eating in DC
I tend to go out a lot in DC. Someone always has something to celebrate. For my job, DC is the central location where everyone comes 1-2 a year. I love to meet girlfriends for a glass of wine. And...
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A year in review: 2023
2023 was an unexpectedly a good year for travel. By the numbers: Countries: I visited 11 countries this year — Canada. England. France. Gabon. Cameroon. Guatemala. Philippines....
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Century Traveler!
I have reached the hundred country/territory milestone! I will start off by again acknowledging that I know this can be a controversial subject. And I understand why. I am in violent agreement...
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Atacama Chile
I did not expect Atacama Chile to be so breathtakingly beautiful. I’ll write about it in a few weeks, but until then, I wanted to share some gorgeous shots from my favorite photographer, Walt Dedrick...
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Grand Cayman island
It was a long road to the decision to visit Grand Cayman. The original idea was to charter a small live-a-board for a week. But there were only four of us, and so that got expensive. And our window...
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19 Days in Chile
I had a block of 3 weeks and wanted to spend the time in a single country. But I had no flexibility on the time of year – it was November or nothing. My short list was Southern India, Chile and...
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3 Cities of Colombia
As you learned a few weeks ago, I count Colombia as my 100th “country”. For this first trip, I stuck to the cities – Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena. And this was a great lesson on keeping an open...
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The Beauty of Easter Island
Here are some beautiful photos of Easter Island from Spokenlight photography. In a few weeks I’ll post how to get here and what to do once there.
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