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A Year of Adventures in NYC - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: Swing Dancing Aboard a Vintage Subway Car - Comments (8)
Invasion of the Santa Clauses - Comments (20)
Photo Friday: The Night Before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - Comments (12)
Photo Friday: Foraging for Food in Central Park - Comments (12)

Australia

My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
Photo Friday: Sailing through the Whitsunday Islands of Australia - Comments (12)
Death-Defying Stunts, Part II: Abseiling Down a Waterfall - Comments (7)
Meat Pie and Pavlova - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: Headgear - Comments (3)

Basics

RTW: The Bucket List - Comments (10)
RTW: My Basic Itinerary - Comments (17)
Announcing My Round-the-World Plans - Comments (45)

Canada

Photo Friday: Memorable Travel Moments of 2011 - Comments (11)
Country Market with a Twist - Comments (4)
Free Spirit Spheres on Vancouver Island - Comments (11)
One Day in Victoria, British Columbia - Comments (7)
Art Sightings in Toronto - Comments (1)

Costa Rica

Photo Friday: [Not So] Active Volcanoes in Costa Rica - Comments (11)
Photo Friday: 15 Unexpected Encounters with Critters in Costa Rica - Comments (180)
Photo Friday: Same Sun - Comments (7)
Photo Friday: Headgear - Comments (3)

Curacao

Photo Friday: Same Sun - Comments (7)

Death-Defying Stunts

Death-Defying Stunts, Part IV: Skydiving - Comments (10)
Death-Defying Stunts, Part III: Night Swim with Manta Rays - Comments (5)
Death-Defying Stunts, Part II: Abseiling Down a Waterfall - Comments (7)
Death-Defying Stunts Series: Tales of an Uncoordinated Adventurer - Comments (7)

Dominican Republic

Photo Friday: Headgear - Comments (3)

Great Adventures That Weren't

An Uncomfortable Series of Events During a Bike Ride through Musoma - Comments (12)
Photo Friday: [Not So] Active Volcanoes in Costa Rica - Comments (11)
Great Adventures That Weren’t: Chasing Down a Prostitute in Thailand - Comments (8)
Great Adventures That Weren’t: The $4 Hostel in Malaysia - Comments (8)

He Said/She Said

She Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Sam & Sarah - Comments (13)
He Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Hannah and Lee from Further Bound - Comments (8)
He Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Shirlene and Jeremy from Idelish - Comments (11)
He Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Couple of Sports, Jackie Richey & Mark Slattery - Comments (9)
He Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Heejung & Nestor of 188 days in South America - Comments (13)

Iceland

My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
Photo Friday: Memorable Travel Moments of 2011 - Comments (11)
Spotlight On: Iceland - Comments (121)

Kenya

Photo Friday: Hell’s Gate is Gorges - Comments (19)
8 Days with 18 Strangers - Comments (11)
First Impressions of East Africa - Comments (8)
My Journey Through East Africa in a Nutshell - Comments (10)

Malaysia

Great Adventures That Weren’t: The $4 Hostel in Malaysia - Comments (8)

Mexico

Photo Friday: Memorable Travel Moments of 2011 - Comments (11)

NYC for the UnTourist

Photo Friday: Dirty Subway Stations, Beautiful Art - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: An Artificial Oasis in NYC - Comments (6)
Good Riddance and Good Wishes - Comments (1)
A Year of Adventures in NYC - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: Swing Dancing Aboard a Vintage Subway Car - Comments (8)

NYC Tips & Resources

1 City, 3 Chinatowns, 6 Dim Sum Restaurants - Comments (6)
Getting Your Laugh On: 3 Hilarious NYC Comedy Shows - Comments (4)
5 Unique Ways to Tour NYC - Comments (10)
New York City Restaurant Recommendations - Comments (10)
5 Things You Must Do in NYC - Comments (8)

Odds & Ends

Photo Friday: Dirty Subway Stations, Beautiful Art - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: An Artificial Oasis in NYC - Comments (6)
Good Riddance and Good Wishes - Comments (1)
Photo Friday: NYC’s Luminous Holiday Windows - Comments (10)
11 Tidbits You May Not Have Known About Life in NYC - Comments (12)

Personal Musings

I’m Still Alive, What I Did for Valentine’s Day, and Also, Some Blog Housekeeping - Comments (8)
My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
My Life at a Crossroads - Comments (18)
It’s Okay Not to Travel - Comments (18)
Our “12 Days of Christmas” Tradition - Comments (10)

Peru

My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
Spotlight On: Peru - Comments (2)
Photo Friday: Headgear - Comments (3)

Photo Friday

Photo Friday: 7 Super Shots - Comments (14)
Photo Friday: Hell’s Gate is Gorges - Comments (19)
Photo Friday: Monkeys, Cows and an Unlikely Beach Vacation in Jambiani, Zanzibar - Comments (13)
Photo Friday: Trees of the Serengeti - Comments (18)
Photo Friday: Creatures of the Serengeti - Comments (16)

Preparations

Round-the-World Budgeting, Part 2: Traveling on the Cheap - Comments (3)
Round-the-World Budgeting, Part I: Saving For the Trip - Comments (10)
Everything We Need to Do Before Our RTW Trip: A Checklist - Comments (11)
Slogging Through Travel Insurance Fine Print - Comments (20)
Pricked and Broke: Getting My Travel Vaccinations - Comments (33)

Qatar

My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
Spotlight On: Qatar - Comments (6)

Reintegration

Round-the-World Budgeting, Part 3: Saving Money Post-Trip - Comments (1)

Round the World

Round-the-World Budgeting, Part 3: Saving Money Post-Trip - Comments (1)
Round-the-World Budgeting, Part 2: Traveling on the Cheap - Comments (3)
Round-the-World Budgeting, Part I: Saving For the Trip - Comments (10)
Everything We Need to Do Before Our RTW Trip: A Checklist - Comments (11)
Slogging Through Travel Insurance Fine Print - Comments (20)

Series

Photo Friday: 7 Super Shots - Comments (14)
Things That Make You Go Hmm in Portugal - Comments (4)
She Said/She Said: A Couples Interview with Sam & Sarah - Comments (13)
Photo Friday: Hell’s Gate is Gorges - Comments (19)
Photo Friday: Monkeys, Cows and an Unlikely Beach Vacation in Jambiani, Zanzibar - Comments (13)

Seychelles

My ABCs of Travel - Comments (10)
Spotlight On: Seychelles - Comments (6)
Photo Friday: Same Sun - Comments (7)

Spain

Things That Make You Go Hmm in Caceres, Spain - Comments (6)

Tanzania

Frustration & Inspiration in East Africa - Comments (12)
Beautiful, Ugly Stone Town - Comments (13)
The Magical Transformation of Jambiani’s Beaches - Comments (9)
Photo Friday: Monkeys, Cows and an Unlikely Beach Vacation in Jambiani, Zanzibar - Comments (13)
An Uncomfortable Series of Events During a Bike Ride through Musoma - Comments (12)

Thailand

Great Adventures That Weren’t: Chasing Down a Prostitute in Thailand - Comments (8)

Things That Make You Go Hmm

Things That Make You Go Hmm in Portugal - Comments (4)
Things That Make You Go Hmm in Caceres, Spain - Comments (6)

Travel Tips & Resources

Packing Made Organized - Comments (6)
Immersion Travel Resources - Comments (5)
Taking Perfectly Adequate Photos - Comments (1)

Travels

Frustration & Inspiration in East Africa - Comments (12)
Photo Friday: Hell’s Gate is Gorges - Comments (19)
Beautiful, Ugly Stone Town - Comments (13)
The Magical Transformation of Jambiani’s Beaches - Comments (9)
Photo Friday: Monkeys, Cows and an Unlikely Beach Vacation in Jambiani, Zanzibar - Comments (13)

Turkey

Photo Friday: The Secret Lives of Rock Formations in Turkey - Comments (9)
Leaving My Boyfriend at Home to Travel Solo - Comments (34)

Uncategorized

Photo Friday: Africa Trip Outtakes - Comments (10)

United States

Photo Friday: Memorable Travel Moments of 2011 - Comments (11)
Photo Friday: Autumn Colors in Colorado - Comments (11)
Celebrating Fall in Virginia: Friends, Lawnmower Races and Plenty of Wine - Comments (6)
My Dad, the Closet Adventurer - Comments (17)
Photo Friday: Camping on Fire Island - Comments (8)