Travel How -To's
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A Plan Sidetracked
A Plan Sidetracked “The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men…” You may remember from last fall (2021), I wrote a series of “how I travel” articles called “Look Over …
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Three Days by Train in Turkey
Going the Slow Way…Three Days by Train in Turkey I traveled by train and bus for three days to go from Selҫuk to Goreme in Turkey. I could have flown …
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A Lesson in Staying Open
A Lesson in Staying Open One evening while I was staying in Pamukkale, Turkey, I took a few photos of this sunset behind the local mosque. I loved the setting …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 6
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 6: In-Depth Research BeginsThis is Part 6 of a series of articles walking you through …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 5
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 5: Gather Logistics InformationThis is Part 5 of a series of articles walking you through …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 4
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 4: Testing My BudgetThis is Part 4 of a series of articles walking you through …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 3
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 3: Building a Skeleton ItineraryThis is Part 3 of a series of articles walking you …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 2
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 2: Solidifying My GoalsThis is Part 2 of a series of articles walking you through …
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Look Over My Shoulder Stage 1
Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 1: Introduction & The Dreaming/Brainstorming StageThis post begins a series of articles in which I …
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My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences: Arequipa and Lake Titicaca
My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences:Arequipa and Lake Titicaca This post accompanies my LIVE YouTube broadcast on 28 March 2021 about my explorations of Arequipa and the Lake Titicaca area …
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Hostels: They’re Not Just for 20-Somethings
The hostel at Tintagel, Cornwall, England sits on a lonely hillside overlooking the ocean. The only way I can afford to travel solo in Europe is to find lodging in …
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The Pros and Cons of Escorted Tours
A long time ago—like back in the 70s, I went on an “all-inclusive” escorted tour to Israel. You can read about that here.In a recent post about independent travel, “Do-It-Yourself …
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What is YOUR Travel Style?
This is the last in a series of articles to help you decide what methods and styles of travel work well for you. Here is a list of all the …
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Do-It-Yourself Travel
Thinking about traveling independently? What is “independent” travel anyway? After a few months of moving about, I figured out the styles of travel that work for me.Of course, I would …