Reconciling with The Holiday Spirit at the Gouda Christmas Festival
It is the end of July and I am feeling wistful for the holiday season. Growing up in Florida as a Jewish person, I don’t think I ever truly understood what the “Christmas spirit” was about. I, like...
View ArticleSafe Travels
As part of our ongoing series of guest posts, a friend of ours had these thoughts to share… As an experienced traveler, I often hear a number of common questions from people who have not traveled and...
View ArticleThe Real Inaka of Yamanashi County
Okay, okay… I admit that the “Real Housewives” title riff has been swimming around my mind for quite some time. Yamanashi is the Japanese prefecture that I have been living in for one month and a half....
View ArticleTwo Faces of Bogota: From Hanging out in a Marginalized Neighborhood to...
This week I was able to experience two extreme realities of Bogota: That of the poorest neighborhoods, and that of the wealthiest. Both realities, I admit, were alien to me, and I ended up in them sort...
View ArticleMy Favorite Places in the World
So I’ve been fantasizing a lot about where I should go next. I almost booked a trip to Iceland on a whim yesterday and I’ve been talking to friends about going to visit them in Ecuador and Bolivia....
View ArticleHow I’m Kicking Butt on 2015
Yeah yeah, everyone’s making lists, how cliche, but don’t be haters! I’ve never actually done a yearly bucket list so I thought I’d give it a try and publish it online so I have even more pressure to...
View ArticleOnly in Brazil!
This guest post was written by Kenneth L. Decroo, a bike enthusiast who has built his own home, worked in the movie industry (with the likes of Harrison Ford and Clint Eastwood!), taught ASL to...
View ArticleFamily and Love in Providencia, the Most Beautiful Island in the Caribbean
As we flew on the tiny plane, we couldn’t take our eyes off of the sea that lay beneath us. The sea of seven colors, they call it, and it was impossibly blue and turquoise. After a 25 minute flight …...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Interesting Islands in Australia
This article was written by Kate Flannery, a part-time Perthie sailor on her way to becoming a full-fledged captain on the Adriatic Sea. Her favorite routes are along Western Australia, but the islands...
View Article20 Feelings My Liberal Arts Education Helped Me Realize While Being Abroad in...
This post was written by Sam Dirt, a New College of Florida graduate who is spending two years in Mozambique serving on the Peace Corps. Read her first post on her experience here....
View ArticleTravel Fitness: Colorado Highs, Holland Lows
We all know the type. Those pesky people at youth hostels with the hiking poles, fancy backpacks, and firm calve muscles. Those Adonises of adventure travel which… Read more "Travel Fitness: Colorado...
View ArticleTravel Ethically, Travel Well: 5 Ways To Respect Others When You Go Abroad
From a young age, I dreamed of a life of international travel. In many ways, travel was my first love. It prompted me to quickly consume as much… Read more "Travel Ethically, Travel Well: 5 Ways To...
View ArticleParis Food Tour
At Unexpected Wanderlust, each blogger comments on 25 blogs every day in an effort to get our blog out there in the blogging community. I’ve noticed that the articles I click… Read more "Paris Food Tour"
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