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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...
Linda Engelsiepen
Jan 25, 20224 min read


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...
Linda Engelsiepen
Oct 31, 20214 min read


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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Jul 30, 20195 min read


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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Mar 9, 20177 min read


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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Jan 25, 20176 min read


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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Jul 14, 20167 min read


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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Jun 16, 201610 min read


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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Jan 9, 20166 min read


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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Dec 31, 20156 min read


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 22, 20156 min read


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 15, 20154 min read


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 8, 20154 min read
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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Sep 1, 20152 min read
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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Nov 30, 20135 min read
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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Oct 28, 20134 min read
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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May 31, 20134 min read
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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Dec 18, 20124 min read
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 30, 20122 min read
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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Nov 11, 20125 min read
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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Oct 29, 20124 min read
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