2012 March | Native Foreigner

The Best Travel Companion

Here you are. Sitting in the middle seat on a cramped airplane with no elbow room and a dinner tray poking into your stomach. Your ears are popping from the altitude. Putting some tiny little earplugs in your ears to listen to music is out of the question. There are...

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Travel: Too Comfortable in our Comfort Zone?

Arriving in a new city or a new country, you are probably pretty cautious. You are aware of your surroundings, take only small amounts of cash with you and hide important items from plain view. You understand that you are outside of your comfort zone. But what happens when you...

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Travel: Will You Ever Regret It?

An interesting thing happened yesterday. I was paging through my hand-written journal (yes, the pen and paper kind) that I had started two years ago in Costa Rica. At the time, I was torn between staying in Costa Rica or returning to the U.S. I didn’t want to leave Costa...

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Travel Thirst Thursday: Smoo Cave

In a remote area of Scotland’s Northwest corner lies the small town of Durness. With very few roads leading to this remote little haven, Durness boasts a slower pace of life that makes it ideal for city dwellers looking for a peaceful retreat. Home to several fisherman and sheep farmers,...

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