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Unique day in the Loire Valley, especially if you love Gardens!
In the summer of 2019, Mr. C. and I took a trip to France in memory of an aunt of mine who had passed away the previous year. This aunt, who had always wished to go to France but never managed to get there, especially loved gardens and medieval history. To honor her, I planned this day in the Loire Valley. Enjoy! Take a lazy morning in your Airbnb if you’re staying in the Loire valley. Your first stop, Chateau Chaumont sur Loire does not open until ten in the morning and if you stay at this lovely little Airbnb in Champigny en Beauce, you’re about a forty minute drive…
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Throwback Thursday: Giants and Artists
Every Thursday I bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is a post I wrote on study abroad in Belfast. Enjoy! “Welcome to Belfast. Belfast is a really safe city. By the way, don’t go into the pub across the street.” This past weekend was my Arcadia sponsored trip to Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Belfast is a beautiful city with a fascinating history. However, when the above is the first thing your program manager says after you’ve pulled up to the hostel, it doesn’t put you at ease. Apparently, the bar across the street was known for being “sectarian.” As dumb…
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Throwback Thursday: The Seed
Today, I bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is the first post I wrote in India. Enjoy! I hardly know the day anymore. Tuesday was incredible. Ricky, our guide, took us via metro and cycle rickshaw to Jama Masjhid and Gurudwara. The mosque, Jama Masjhid was awe-inspiringly beautiful, almost haunting in the early morning. We took pictures with people in our hijabs and admired the hawks in the intensely blue sky. The Sikh temple was a different kind of awesome. They welcomed us into the procession around the Guru Granth Sahib, their holy book. We visited the attached kitchen as well. A small man…
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Throwback Thursday: First Impressions
Occasionally, I will bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is the first post I wrote in Thailand. Enjoy! Apologies for making you wait so long for the first Thailand post! I did write a stream of consciousness note to self about the first day: Thursday, October 11, 2012: Thailand Bangkok, airport luggage made it through Ellen met a few travelers Jenna Jessie Caitlin Brendan van across the city confusing jumble of highrises, half-abandoned apartment buildings, traditional houses, and hovels, the hotel is nice enough good service took care of our bags much to our dismay, tiny elevators, quick shower meeting again for dinner with…
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Throwback Thursday: Lessons from Ireland
Every Thursday I bring you a post from one of my journals. This week, it is an early post from my time studying abroad in Ireland. Enjoy! Rules of Ireland: 1) The pub next door is always a good idea. 2) The misting gets you as wet as a downpour. Monday night my roommates and I needed dinner something fierce. So we left our hostel and headed towards Grafton Street, except right away we paused at the pub that actually shares a wall with the hostel. We notice that the foods pretty cheap, but we want to explore, even more than we want food. So, on we go. For…
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