The Carnival of Cities

What’s this about? It’s the Carnival of Cities, of course! Started by my pal Sheila Scarborough, this round up of links gives you the chance to meet some new bloggers, to see what other folks see when they’re out in the world. If you’d like to participate, you can learn more here. “The vibrancy of …


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Nature’s Grace

As soon as I was old enough, I made plans to take a road trip to a secluded spot in Northern California that I had fallen in love with while on a family trip years before. I remembered that the confluence of the two rivers where we rafted was called Ishi Pishi Point, and I …


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Mistakes are Tuition

a.ka. The Time I Missed My Flight. Twice. Natalie Taylor is currently revamping her blog.  You can find previous writings/portfolio here. She likes words such as “curmudgeon” and “janky” and dramatic rose ceremonies. “It’s me Nat. So, um, I’m in Prague right now, and I missed my flight. Twice. I’m going to be okay. Yeah, …


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The Thai Massage

Guest post by Joanne Edmundson, a writer and an expat Canadian living in Columbus, Ohio. She would go to Thailand again in a heartbeat. Visit her at Snapdragon Ink. My Let’s Go made the traditional Thai massage sound like an hour of innocent bliss that I would not want to miss. At 150 baht – …


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Leaving the Building

It was mid August 1977. Summer had fewer days ahead then it had behind and I had precious little time to find a new school to attend. A year commuting to a local New Jersey state college as a freshman left me wanting a real college experience… A quad, dorms, more girls and a meal plan. …


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Teddy’s Travels

“I’ve got something for your protection”, M. told me. “Come to my room… “ I eyed him skeptically. But hey, following a guy to his room… I was under a dark sky, early, early morning in Roatan, an island off the Caribbean coastline of Honduras. “Por que não?” (Why not?). I was wondering if I …


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