Armchair travel’s in vogue like never before, you may have heard. Where besides Fluke Pachinko (aka Fake Flamenco) can you find international travel tales and photos? Ten captivating women’s travel blogs I follow are: 1. Now, Here and Somewhere Italian traveler Flavia Vinci takes us around the world and back again through her photos. Wonderful […]
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The year we lived in Santiago, Chile, this view greeted our eyes daily from our sixth floor efficiency apartment. The Andes Mountain range was our astonishingly beautiful silent companion. Locals called her affectionately, La Cordillera*. The embracing arms of Mother Earth, named Pachamama, were a steadfast constant, a geological marvel, and a cardinal point. When […]
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How can we beautify Madison? The Madison Arts Council has colorful designs by local artists on three dozen utility boxes around downtown and east side of the city. Since my pace has slowed down in the last week due to my leg injury, my partner drove me around for a from-the-car-photo-shoot of our curbside art […]
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The best sushi I’ve eaten East of the Rockies was at Midori’s Floating World Cafe in Minneapolis. The fish was so fresh. Our food was excellent when we went with a party of two and of ten. We are lucky enough to travel to the Twin Cities several times a year to visit family. Midori’s […]
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I’ve found blogs that inspire me daily. Blogs that post photos, news, and recipes from Latin America interest me; US newspapers focus on issues closer to home. The Americas are so large and varied. I subscribe to many sites in order to get a broad picture of the peoples, their governments and the environment. Fake […]
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Have you ever traveled one hour away from home and found yourself in another world? I’m just back from two days in the woods with our child’s class of fourth and fifth graders. We had a complete 24 hours in nature. Last night we had a camp fire, s’mores and a starry hike. This morning […]
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