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Staying at the end of the Oregon Trail
The day started at the house of a friend and ended at the house of a stranger. As many of you know, I gave up my home last summer to become a permanent vagabond. Today I packed my two bags (one with clothes and one with food) and headed south to Oregon for a week…
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From an island in the sea to an island in the sky; my life during the Covid 19 pandemic
It started off as normal as any year, but as Big Bird once sang, “somewhere in the middle it gets awful queer to me!” I was traveling in the Philippines when the virus first hit the news. Everywhere I went, people would ask me about it, and at the time they were still joking, “you…
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World’s Most Amazing Places
As a classic type A personality, I can’t help but label, compare, and categorize things. In considering all the places I’ve visited, I decided to compile a list of my favorites. Whether you want to armchair travel today or add them to your list for tomorrow, these are all the places I have enjoyed the…
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The New Nomad: A creative solution to living in the world’s most expensive cities
When I moved away from my hometown of San Francisco, I told myself I would come back every month to visit. As anyone who’s ever lived there knows, leaving her is like finally ending a bittersweet relationship. She’s a beautiful city with everything in the world to offer, but the cost is just too high.…
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Food cart fail: “We only take online orders”
I waited too long to write this, so it’s not as comical now as it was last October. While on a search for a breakfast burrito in downtown San Francisco, I came across a food cart with three confused people milling about in front of it. A woman inside the cart leaned out while trying…
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Family fun day in the Philippines
I’ve always looked, with some envy, at those large groups of Hispanic or Hawaiian people spread out at the city park enjoying a big meal with the whole family. For us, it’s something scheduled that happens once a year: the family reunion, but for many of the ethnic families I see in America, it seems…
