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Just peachy...

Peach fuzz tickles my fingers as I stretch on my tiptoes to the highest part of the branch. The orchard smells like wet mud and decaying...

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ZHANGJIAJIE (CHINA PART 3)

In Avatar the Na'vi have an affectionate greeting of endearment to one another, which in their native tongue they affirm "I see you"....

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X'IAN (CHINA TRIP PART 2)

X'ian is the smell of boiling sweet potatoes, tossed noodles, and frankincense. It is the first memory that comes to mind when the city's...

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BEIJING, CHINA (CHINA TRIP PART 1)

A few years back I was asked why I love to travel. It might seem like a silly question since the internet is rich with images of people...

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Awesome Alaska

Rain streaks the dirty cab windows. Alaska is grey, all shades of ash, splashed with a golden yellow of the setting sun and changing of...

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ICELAND PART 4 - VIK, ABANDONED PLANES, AND WATERFALLS (THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ISLAND)

Towards the end of my Iceland adventure I went south. I'd read about incredible walls of falling water, abandoned military planes,...

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ICELAND PART 3 - WESTMAN ISLANDS

The one thing my mom really wanted to do in Iceland was see a puffin. To explain her excitement about the cute little birds I can only...

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ICELAND PART 2 - A LITTLE BIT WEST

When planning my trip to Iceland it was hard to figure out what I wanted to see in the short time I had. Worried I would pack too much...

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ICELAND - PART 1

Iceland has been on my list of places to visit since I was a kid. When my mother was in High School her family accepted an exchange...