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Just because you’re traveling, doesn’t mean you should ever leave your health and well-being behind. If you want to enjoy your travels, you need to take care of yourself which may seem like an obvious point, but since we create…
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Walking Along the Fortress Walls of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor is one of Montenegro’s most recognizable gems. The turquoise, calm fjord of the Balkans is hard not to admire and one of the best views of Kotor is from the city’s medieval fort walls built during…
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The Top 5 Street Food of Istanbul
Istanbul has amazing food. It’s so good that in fact, that I would think about a trip back solely based on exploring the food of the city. Even if you are a picky eater, with Mediterranean and Middle Easter street…
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A Rodeo in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Costa Rica surely has plenty of trails, waterfalls and adventures that are off-the-beaten-path, but did you ever consider a rodeo? When I was in Costa Rica in June, my travel buddies and I were headed to Manuel Antonio and we…
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5 Easy Ways to Improve your Credit Score
Financially speaking, your credit score is one of the most important things out there. Your credit score is what can make or break your chance of getting approved for a house loan, a loan for a new car or a…
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Memories of War: Sniper Tower in Mostar
We spent our last two nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the city of Mostar mostly known by tourists for its Stari Most (Old Bridge) that was built by the Ottomans during the 16th century. Now the bridge has locals…
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The Writer Who Inspired My Wanderlust
A few of my favorite books have inspired me to become the person that I am and the person that I aspire to be: adventurous and spontaneous. Needless to say, it is our surroundings that influence us, but whenever I…
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How to Get Around in Istanbul
Istanbul is a big, crowded and busy city with lots to see. When I there in August, I always had to figure out the best way to get from one point to another (and there were a lot of choices).…
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Croatia’s Museum Dedicated to Broken Relationships
Zagreb, Croatia is an old soul filled with remarkable old buildings and hundreds of museums. It’s a walking museum, one could say. One exhibit I was intrigued to check out was the Museum of Broken Relationships. We had heard about the museum from a…
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The Time I had to Escape from a Cougar in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
The Kalmiopsis Wildnerness in Southern Oregon is something else. Rand and I decided to camp in the nearby Kalmiopsis Wilderness for a night after a day of working in Grants Pass. It turned out to be an interesting adventure to…