Monthly Archives: April 2009
Now Boarding: The Pet Passport
My friend John is moving from Chicago to Berlin for work in mid-June and taking his cats with him (You can read all about his upcoming plans on his blog at www.doppnee.com). He also has experience being an expat in … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: How to hostel, post-college
The other day, my friend James was telling me about his honeymoon to Iceland. He said that while it was very fun and activity-laden, it was hardly romantic because they had been traveling around like college backpackers. Now, I met James in … Continue reading
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Now Boarding: Costa Rica, again
I know I’ve exhausted Costa Rica, but this just came to my attention: *$599* all inclusive package for airfare from Miami to San Jose, seven-day SUV rental (minus fuel), seven-day hotel stays in San Jose, Arenal, Jaco (which we missed) … Continue reading
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Getting Lost In: [suburban] Chicago!
Ah, Chicago. What I find most interesting about Chicago is not the city itself, but how connected with its suburbs I’ve become. My first taste of Chicago was a t-shirt from my cousin who went to Northwestern, but he spent most of … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: Uptake travel planner
My sister and family are headed to Italy next week for a vacation with my three-year-old niece and have taken every book and video about Italy out of the library. Did I mention they are a little nervous about keeping … Continue reading
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Cool Tool: the Customer Service Rep and frequent flier miles
Believe it or not… customer service is still functioning, as are frequent flier miles. Jon and I are headed to London and Sweden and have saved up a ridiculous number of American Airlines frequent flier miles to make the journey … Continue reading
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Everyone likes Pictures… of Costa Rica
Truth be told, I’ve been dragging my feet to get these pictures of Costa Rica posted because my computer has been painfully, painfully slow, but here they are. Enjoy! Above: La Fortuna, with Arenal Volcano behind it. Arenal: it’s live!! … Continue reading
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