bucket list
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AUSTRALIA
Have you ever dreamed of visiting the land down under? Do you speak’a my language? Are you brave enough to try a vegemite sandwich? I know when I say “Australia”, you’re thinking of dusky orange sands, croaking didgeridoos, and rock formations rising from the earth like alien masonic temples. That…
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BUENOS AIRES
Way down below the equator, a stone’s throw away from the tip of Antarctica, lies a sub-tropical paradise. On every street corner, tango dancers twist and curl themselves around each other like a bunch of turned-on snakes, and the perfume of dulce de leche intermingles with the heady scent of…
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FAIRYTALE FRANCE
Alsace, the northeastern region in France that borders Germany, feels like a fairytale setting come to life. Literally. Just over the border lies Germany’s mysterious Black Forest, where the Brothers Grimm collected a majority of the famous fairytales we know and love today. So when you think of the quaint…
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MEXICO CITY
Long ago, the Aztecs ruled over the snatched waist of Central America. Their shining capital city was built on an island in the middle of a great lake, a basin of water embraced by two mountain ranges and one still-active volcano. This city was called Tenochtitlan, only accessible by canoe…
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WHERE TO EAT IN PARIS
Now look. Normally, when I cover a city (heck, a whole country), my blog posts have three sections: What I Saw, What I Ate, and How I Packed. But when it comes to Paris, attempting to cover all three of those within one blog post seems like pure folie, which…
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ALASKA
Alaska is a different world, truly. We’re so blessed to include Alaska as our 49th state because this land features the most unspoiled, unreal beauty I’ve ever seen. You know how you watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy and you’re like “dang, I wish I could go to New…
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MONACO
Monaco is the smallest country in the world, other than Vatican City (which like… why are we even counting the Vatican on that list). It’s also the richest country in the world. Technically Monaco is a principality, so the ruler of Monaco is Prince Albert III, not King, and why…
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EGYPT
I’ve been all over the world, and I have to say: I think Egypt takes the cake. I mean no disrespect to any of the other countries, because I had such a great time and I made such lasting memories, but I mean… it’s Egypt. The dang Pyramids are there! What could…
