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Pro tip: If you enter an address into Google Maps — such as Rua do Blahblahblah 23 — make sure you are headed to the correct place. We were driving from…
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read the label
I’ve written before about our misadventures with small and large appliances around the world — usually coffee makers and washing machines. We’re at the…
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oops
A small misadventure: We got to the Bologna train station with time to spare. We carefully studied the departures board, found our train, and went to…
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scattershot
scattershot (adjective): broadly and often randomly inclusive * * * We wanted to go to Italy, but the airfares for travel in June for a family of four…
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better than 1 star
Another tale from our national parks trip last fall … Last year, I shared a story about the one and only time we had ever stayed in national park…
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breaking in
oh the irony
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laundry, part 2
Line drying wet laundry in Edinburgh in late winter is an exercise in patience. We had booked an Airbnb with a washer and dryer, but unfortunately, the…
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one star
The first time I went to the Grand Canyon was in 1997 with my husband. We reserved a room in the Bright Angel Lodge and looked forward to staying just…
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bites
This is a story about mosquitoes and hubris. I really dislike mosquitoes. I know that they are pollinators and thus play an important part in the global…
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laundry, part 1
Pro tip: If you don't speak the language of the country you're visiting, don't just wing it with the washer. Because, unlike espresso machines, messing…
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global entry
It was the Philly airport that convinced us. Our family was on our way back from Germany in early 2014. We had flown from our small town in Virginia to…
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picture perfect
I've mentioned this before, but social media doesn't always tell the full tale. As much as I try to talk honestly about our travel when I post on…
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