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Continue reading →: Albania: Free – Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi
I can honestly admit that I knew very little about the country of Albania, it’s history or it’s politics before reading this book. Shame on me. Free – Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi is a wonderful nonfiction memoir told with such narrative and conversation…
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Continue reading →: Afghanistan: Tali Girls by Siamak Hersek
This novel by Siamak Hersek was a beautiful and haunting read. He so carefully captured the trauma suffered by Afghani girls during the Taliban regime. It was sometimes unbearably heartbreaking as the story is told with alternating first person narratives. The novel could have benefitted from narrator titles at the…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom Espresso: Coffee Shop Review
Wherever I travel, I’m always on the lookout for one type of place. A good coffeeshop. True, I am not a straight black cup of joe kinda girl, I enjoy a little flair with my brew. After staying on Bali’s island paradise, Nusa Lembongan for a couple nights and only…
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Continue reading →: Travel Bucket List 2019
It’s a new year, and that means new travel goals! Here’s a list of a few places that I’m hoping to check off this year! Taiwan Little by little, I am seeing more and more of Asia! I’m looking forward to finally getting to Taipei, Taiwan and experiencing a cool…
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Continue reading →: Read, Watch Listen: My Favorites of 2018
While I love blogging and creating content, I don’t know if anything is more entertaining than consuming good content. Whether nonfiction or fiction, narrative or journalistic, I love a story that is well written, well edited, well produced. This year, I seemed to take in many more podcasts than normal…
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Continue reading →: My Indonesian Home Makeover Part 9: Guest Bath Redux
It was our biggest makeover yet. Other rooms in our new home had new coats of paint, new curtains or new furniture. But the guest bath? It’s getting a total remodel. I had been counting the days until this project since we moved in. While the bathroom was fairly functional,…
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2018 Travel Highlights
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Continue reading →: 2018 Travel HighlightsAs 2018 draws to a close, with thankfulness and joy I look back on 2018 and it’s many highlights. Most of which are centered around raising my baby girl and seeing her thrive. But a few of this year’s highlights are travel related, so I thought I’d share some great…
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Continue reading →: New Bali Beach Club on the Block
Soft white sand, rolling ocean waves, looming limestone cliffs and a refreshing infinity swimming pool to take it all in. This is the scene on a typical day Roosterfish Beach Club. Recently, we were down in South Bali visiting some friends and wanted a little bit of beach time. We…
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Continue reading →: My Indonesian Home Makeover Part 8: Creating That Cozy Sofa
Does anything make a house feel more homey than a cozy living room with a comfy sofa? I think not. Our new Indonesian home however did not exactly have the floor plan of a typical American home [surprise, surprise], so yet again, creativity was needed to create some living room…
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Continue reading →: Penang’s Water Village: The Clan Jetties
Many parts of Penang, Malaysia feel reminiscent of other places I’ve seen in Asia. But the floating villages of clan jetty homes are unlike anything I’ve seen before on my travels. Long wooden piers extend from the shore into the water and small wooden homes line the edges of the…