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Upcoming Travel Plans: Fall 2014

This post originally appeared on Twenty-Something Travel As I mentioned last week, I am settled and comfortable in Seattle, with my fully-stocked kitchen, cute desk, and local coffee shops (that is plural: there are literally a dozen within walking distance). Now that everything is the way I like it, it’s time to shake things up …

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Japan is Kawaii

This article first appeared on Twenty-Something Travel The first word in Japanese that I learned was maybe the most useful: Kawaii (Ka-why-ee)- Cute You need only to spend a day in Japan to see how prevalent this word is. I overheard it uttered about a dozen times a day, which makes sense: everything in Japan …

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The Stairs of Kyoto

Back in my not so far away past, I was pretty sedentary. When I was sitting in a cubicle all day the farthest I walked was from my desk to the mail room and back. In my new life walking 3-4 mile or more a day is pretty standard and my feet are definitely taking …

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My First 24 Hours in Japan

This article was originally published on Twenty-Something Travel I am here! In Japan! It’s busy and crazy and kind of surreal. For weeks much of my anxiety has surrounded the first few days of this journey- that jetlagged time where I didn’t have my bearings yet before I found my travel groove. So I thought …

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How NOT to Decide Where You Want to Travel; or Why I’ve Never Been to Paris

This article was originally published on Twenty-Something Travel Awhile back I wrote there is no bad reason to want to go somewhere. I stick by that assertion; everywhere is worth seeing to the right person. However, over time I’ve encountered reasons that don’t make sense for me personally. While other people may see these spots …

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Who Am I?

This article was originally published on Twenty-Something Travel So already I am yelling at you to “go see the world! NOW!” which may be a little presumptuous since I don’t even know you and you know nothing about me. So a little background: I am a girl who just can not sit still. I mean, …

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