Category: Grand Adventure 2018 Edition
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Esmeralda: The Cat That Hates The World
Today, because the wifi went out in Zouheir’s apartment (which apparently it is really common in Lebanon for the power or the internet to just disappear – though not for 4+ hours like it did today), I spent the day catching up on work that I have been neglecting for…
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That Time We Nearly Drove to Israel…from Lebanon
Recently I posted a photo showing Zouheir and I’s almost-trip-to-Israel. I thought ya’ll deserved the full story: (PLUS a bonus audio retelling of this story [complete with lots of nervous laughter], because the only way I could figure out how to audibly tell it was to tell it to myself…
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Warning: May Contain Sappy Content
Today I left Berlin, heading towards Frankfurt to spend the night before my flight to Lebanon tomorrow. Thankfully nothing eventful has happened (yet) so I want to use today’s post to shout out to my friends that I’ve travelled with/stayed with/met up with during this trip. Some are newer, some…
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Respect and Common Sense, Please
Yesterday I went to the Berlin Zoo, and wrote a post about the need for respect by the patrons of zoos in general for the animals on display. Today I had a very similar experience, but this time it was humans being disrespectful at a memorial to the millions of…
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Zoos: A Love/Hate Relationship
One of my traditions when I am traveling is going to zoological parks or aquariums and staring at animals for hours. This may be weird for most people, but for me it is entirely normally. This is because, from a very young age, I had always wanted to be…
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Exploring Bonn
Today I wandered Bonn with Karol. It is a beautiful little town, with a Champs Ellyse style park into the main town. We sat and had breakfast/lunch, then split up and I wandered the city myself for a while. Which is when I came upon one of the weirdest sights…
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How Does My Traveling Go So Wrong?
I wish I could say the train ride from Munich to Bonn was uneventful. But it wasn’t. It was very eventful. And I’m starting to think I am jinxed. FIRST: I forgot that Germany is weird and has both reserved and non-reserved seats. But if you dont have a reserved…
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Munich Isn’t THAT Bad
Last time I was in Munich, for some reason, I really hated the city. Maybe it was because it was snowing and a taxi refused to take me to my hotel because ‘it was too close’ (it was a 30minute walk away); maybe it was the distance from my hostel…
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The Police are Everywhere
For most people, the presence of the police and the military is a comforting sight. For me, on the other hand, it is disconcerting. My brain immediately jumps to: “Okay, great, you are watching over the people. Trying to keep us safe. That is wonderful. But why? Is there some…
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Paris May Be Trying to Kill Lauren
So far, in Paris, Lauren has: a) Been stabbed by a staple hidden in a blanket at our hostel (no worries, we got a refund and moved to an AirBNB near the Eiffel Tower. The wound got a bit infected though, so I had to use my first aid skills…
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