We were on one of the most beautiful beaches in Grenada, sitting on a wooden picnic bench table, listening to the rhythmic sound of waves splashing against the shore. We were not concerned with the breathtaking view of islands in the water or the empty stretch of beautiful white sand, […]
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“Grenada, the island in the Caribbean, not Spain,” was how I kept answering inquiries about our next trip. The whole thing reminded me a bit of the “Georgia, the country, not the state” fiasco from a few years ago. And still, hardly anyone knew what I was talking about. Somehow, […]
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All the way back in 2009, we spent one day in Scotland, and I have wanted to go back ever since. This was an impromptu trip to the U.K. brought about by a random airline price mistake – $250 for a nonstop roundtrip from Chicago to London in the spring. […]
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On our first day in Beijing, we woke up at 5 am in our hotel room, jet-lagged from the long flight and starving. I tried to fall back asleep and wake up at a more reasonable hour, but the growling from my stomach was too loud to ignore. “Do you […]
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I was surrounded by people on all sides, pressing and pushing against me, the momentum of the crowd carrying me forward whether I wanted to or not. I could see Victor’s head bobbing up and down ahead of me, and I tried to keep an eye on him but couldn’t […]
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