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Jan 3, 2021

Getting Through 2020 — One Book at a Time

I wanted to get into a habit of regularly reading books again, and so in early 2020 I took the advice of some admirable authors / writers / bloggers and started to write a short review of every book I read throughout the year, with the goal of producing this: …

Books

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Getting Through 2020 — One Book at a Time
Getting Through 2020 — One Book at a Time
Books

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Nov 2, 2019

Honeymooning in Ukraine

At first when people asked us where we would go for our honeymoon, we laughed off the question, pointing out that we recently returned from almost eight months of travel. …

Chernobyl

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Honeymooning in Ukraine
Honeymooning in Ukraine
Chernobyl

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Sep 26, 2019

I Do

Andrejs and I got engaged back in May, in Melbourne, Australia. Then we slowly made our way back to Europe, picking up wedding-related objects along the way: rings in Sydney, a dress in Perth, wedding shoes in Tokyo. We finally returned to Europe in mid-July after eight-and-a-half months of travel. …

Weddings

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I Do
I Do
Weddings

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Jun 18, 2019

Seconds

As many reading this already know, I lived in Australia as a kid. Once upon a time I was a true Aussie kid, complete with tanned face and broad accent. We travelled a lot when I was a kid, but exclusively in Australia. In the four years that we lived…

Travel

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Seconds
Seconds
Travel

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May 17, 2019

Firsts

There’s something about firsts. At least in Western cultures there seems to be a keen interest in them: your first day of school, your first kiss, your first home. I guess it’s about that thrill of doing something for the very first time. The excitement of something brand new. …

Travel

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Firsts
Firsts
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Apr 28, 2019

Confession Time

I have a confession to make. I miss our camper. Our motorhome was cute, cozy, and comfortable. Her name was Natasha. She became our home for the 12 days we spent touring the South Island of New Zealand. For a change, instead of suitcases, we lived with out stuff neatly…

Travel

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Confession Time
Confession Time
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Apr 8, 2019

On Brazilian Contrasts

Sao Paulo is a city of 14.7 million people and with a metropolitan area of about 30 million people. It is not only the most populous city in Brazil, but the most populous in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a finance and business hub. …

Travel

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On Brazilian Contrasts
On Brazilian Contrasts
Travel

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Mar 17, 2019

Beauty Across Borders

Medellin, Bogota, Lima. The predictable continuation of our tour of South America would have been Santiago and Buenos Aires. Instead, for our first impressions of Chile and Argentina we bypassed the cities. As such, this is an article contrasting these countries without the traffic, noise and graffiti. …

Travel

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Beauty Across Borders
Beauty Across Borders
Travel

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Feb 25, 2019

The Unexpected

When you take a one or two-week holiday, you can disconnect. You focus on the trip. You might post an update or share a photo on some social media platform, but you mostly try to forget work, and even people back home, because you want to make the most of…

Travel

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The Unexpected
The Unexpected
Travel

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Feb 18, 2019

When Once is Enough

There aren’t too many countries I have visited where, upon leaving, I have felt that I have no particular desire to return. For me, Panama is one.

Travel

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When Once is Enough
When Once is Enough
Travel

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