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The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Posted on April 24, 2017 by travellier

I LOVE TULIPS.

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My Second Divorce

Posted on September 21, 2016 by travellier

The first time I got divorced, I spent the better part of a year sobbing on my therapist’s green couch. I was acutely aware of the fragile strands of thread separating beneath my khaki pants. The complex and excruciating decision … Continue reading →

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Driving Around Cairo

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

Late May brought excellent weather. On a Friday morning, the skies were pollution-free. It was still too early and too cool for the flies.

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Feluccas on the Nile

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

When the weather got warmer, we would spend our Thursday afternoons rushing out of work, flying down the Ring Road (as much as we could, given Cairo’s insane gridlock), breathing in thick clouds of diesel exhaust and burning trash, listening … Continue reading →

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Beirut, Lebanon

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

In the middle of May, I tagged along with Q for a weekend in Beirut– who was going for a work trip. We had been to Lebanon before, but I was definitely looking forward for a chance to get away from the … Continue reading →

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Gouna, Round Two

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

We spent the last few months of our time in Egypt dog sitting a friend’s dog. His name is Marley.

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Chobe, Botswana

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

Prior to going to Chobe, I had already done a number of safaris in various places on the African continent. I wasn’t expecting anything vastly different.

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Hwange, Zimbabwe

Posted on January 16, 2016 by travellier

Next stop: Hwange National Park.

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FLIES.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by travellier

Ah, mid-April in Cairo. You might think the term “mid-April in Cairo” would conjure up images such as lounging by a pool, riding a camel at the pyramids, enjoying a breezy afternoon sunset at the Red Sea, or lazing on … Continue reading →

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Kaapstad

Posted on January 7, 2015 by travellier

Cape Town is the greatest place in the world. THE GREATEST PLACE IN THE WORLD! I loved every second of our trip. There’s not a bad view from anywhere!

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