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The Map Project
On my (literal) wall is a world map that is almost up-to-date (sorry South Sudan – I purchased it before you were an official country). On this map are 3 letters in green that say “R T W”, a few positive quotes, and in blue gems all the countries I have visited in my life’s…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – VICTORIA FALLS
Found along the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls provides a stunning border for Zambia and Zimbabwe. The stunning wall of water that plummets from its ledge spans over 1,700 m/5600 ft. There are six gorges that feed water into the Zambezi. Nearby towns of Livingstone, Zambia and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe offer excursions to see the incredible…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – FREETOWN CHRISTIANIA
A note and an apology: This weekend was my birthday weekend and what a fun one it was. Additionally, my big sis is visiting. We had a fun yet busy day today and are sitting down to a nice dinner in about five minutes. As a result I am purposefully engaging in what some may…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – TIVOLI GARDENS, COPENHAGEN
This week’s round of SSS is an attraction I have actually visited. It was many, many years ago but I still remember it. Back when I worked in the travel industry I had an opportunity to go an a “familiarization trip” or “fam trip” as industry insiders call it. Myself and other travel agents from…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – FITZROY TREK, PATAGONIA
I am not a die-hard hiker. Heck I rarely hike at all but am willing to do a nice trail that is a couple hours. I am much more a city girl. But there are many souls who love all that a challenging trek brings them – a stunning challenge in a dramatic natural playground.…
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Next Step Taken
Yesterday evening I booked my ONE WAY flight to Ontario where I will start the first leg of my RTW trip. I will spend some time in the town I grew up in (Thunder Bay) visiting with my parents, one of my dearest and closest friends and extended family and friends. It is a great…
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SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – ISLE OF SKYE
Moody, majestic, jagged, remote, stunning – all these words play around my head when I think of Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Although I have never been (yet) I imagine its beauty is remarkable. Although I may think it remote, the opposite is true. Found in the Inner Hebrides of the Scottish Highlands it is in…
