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Random Thoughts

A Perfect Moment

May 2, 2010

Wandering the streets of Campeche, Mexico I almost yelled out in happiness when I saw this: Don’t get why I was so thrilled? Look at the pattern of the chipped and peeling paint on the wall of the powder blue building and follow it up all the way into the sky, the clouds seemed to [...]

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Tagged as: Emotions

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Head or Heart – How do you know which to listen to?

April 28, 2010

I know I’ve been fairly quiet on this little blog for a bit, I hit a case of writers block caused by having one event play over in my head so often that writing about (and experiencing) other things has been near to impossible. While I’m nervous to publish this post, I need to get it out and I’m very much looking for advise and opinions.

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Tagged as: Emotions

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Travel Quotes

April 20, 2010

Sometimes we may need a bit of a reminder why we’re travelling all over the globe and what we’re hoping to find. At times I’ll turn to travel quotes to get me back on track.

Here’s a few of my favourites, some are inspiring, some sadly true and others are just plain silly and may put a smile on your face.

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Tagged as: Quotes

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The True Threat to Travellers – The Shower

April 4, 2010

The shower stall… I’ve seen this innocent looking contraption come up with many devious ways of tormenting the tired, road weary traveller. Here’s a few ways I’ve personally been mocked by showers on the road.

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Tagged as: Silly, Travel Situations

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‘Adventures in Spenchlish’ or ‘Learning a Language for Travel’

March 7, 2010

If you’re planning on a round the world adventure or are currently out travelling, how much of a language do you feel you should know for each country? In Mexico it has been suggested to me many times to take some language classes since when I arrived I had no knowledge beyond “Hasta la vista, [...]

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Tagged as: Languages, Travel Tips

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A Vegan in Mexico

February 26, 2010

When I started backpacking in Mexico I was worried that being vegan I’d starve before I learned what I could and couldn’t eat. The first few days were tricky & I lived on fruit since I could buy (and recognize) it without knowing Spanish. I quickly realized that the first words I needed to learn were food related because of my limited diet.

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Tagged as: Travel Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Why I’m Leaving Everything Behind To Travel

January 14, 2010

Last summer I suddenly had to move apartments and in my desire to stay in the same neighbourhood I had to take a smaller place. I’d pretty much become a shut in, and I’d thought I was mostly OK with that. I didn’t want to leave the safety of my nest! The new place felt [...]

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Tagged as: Emotions, Trip Planning

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