The Spirit of Romania -- A Visit to Romania's Churches
A tour to any foreign country should include a tour of its places of worship, for religious or cultural purposes -- or simply because...
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NOURISHING THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL WITH TRAVEL AND FOOD
Linda Engelsiepen
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Land Beyond the Woods -- Travels Through Transylvania
"I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and...
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- Jul 30, 2019
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A Great Escape to Bali
In my last post, I considered the differences between travel and vacation, and how finally we managed to have a relaxing January getaway...
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- Mar 9, 2017
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Tuscany in Winter, Pt. 2 — Churches, Cheese & Chianti
Our Tuscan Winter started in Milan, but after a day that was hard to top, we were ready to head to our destination for the week — the...
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- Jan 25, 2017
- 6 min
Tuscany in Winter — the Land of Buon Natale
Tuscany — it’s impossible to say it without sighing romantically, impossible not to envision ridges of Cypress trees, rolling hills of...
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 7 min
A Week In Cuba (Pt. 2) – Hemingway, Cojimar and Cuban Coffee
“The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead and saw a flight of wild ducks etching themselves against the sky...
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- Jun 16, 2016
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A Week in Cuba (Pt. 1) — Beauty and the Beat
In the U.S., our images of Cuba tend to be eye-popping visuals — colorfully-dressed Cubanos sporting Churchill-size cigars, chromed and...
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- Jan 9, 2016
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A Vancouver Holiday (Pt. 2) — 3 More Ways To Play
Our Christmas adventure to Vancouver was more than conspicuous consumption of calories (something quite easy to do in this epicurean...
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- Dec 31, 2015
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A Vancouver Holiday (Pt. 1) — Eat, Drink and Be Merry
We all know that the true meaning of Christmas, and the general spirit of the holiday season, is totally unrelated to gift-giving and...
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- Sep 22, 2015
- 6 min
Pacific Coast Road Trip, Pt. 3 – The Never-Ending Story
So much coordination was required for my move from Los Angeles to Washington state — organizing years of belongings into piles for sale,...
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- Sep 15, 2015
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Pacific Coast Road Trip, Pt. 2 — Lava Beds and Poppy Fields
When my friends and family realized I was, in fact, serious about making a series of road trips between LA and my new home in southwest...
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- Sep 8, 2015
- 4 min
Pacific Coast Road Trip, Pt. 1 — There and Back Again
In what seems like — okay, actually WAS — a multiple-year excursion, I have finally made the transition from California Girl to full time...
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- Sep 1, 2015
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Without An Umbrella, V. 3.0
So yeah, I’ve been away a while, and a lot has happened since I talked to you last. I made this my new front yard: I did a little...
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- Nov 30, 2013
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A Trip to Thailand – Elephant-keeper For a Day, Flying Lanterns Into the Night
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND, NOVEMBER 2013 I’m bareback and barefoot on the neck of a pregnant elephant named Tip. Her spiky head hair is...
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- Oct 28, 2013
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Istanbul Travelogue — Minarets and the Moon
ISTANBUL 2013, DAY 1 The concept of expectations – realistic, unmet or absent, has been much on my mind lately. Facebook memes, self-help...
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- May 31, 2013
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A Florida Journal — Flamingos & Flying Cockroaches
Florida, April 2013 When I told people I’d be spending three weeks in Florida in April, the first thing that 75% of them said to me was...
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- Dec 18, 2012
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An India Journal — Captured at the Qutab Minar
INDIA 2012 DAY 2 – Thursday, October 19, 2012 The Qutab Minar We’d had our Baptism by Bicycle Rickshaw in Old Delhi, and I was feelin’ a...
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- Nov 30, 2012
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An Ecuador Journey — Cotacachi and La Mirage Hotel and Spa
ECUADOR, 2012 We interrupt this trip to India to bring you a brief from the diametric hemisphere (that’s something like the Twilight...
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- Nov 11, 2012
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An India Journal — Motorcycles & Marigolds
INDIA 2012 DAY 1 – Wednesday, October 18, 2012 It’s said that the official language of India is Hindi, but in reality, it’s honking....
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- Oct 29, 2012
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An India Journal — Yatara
INDIA 2012 Yatara is the Hindi word for travel, and it is derived from Yatana, which is their word for suffering. It means you’ve been...
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