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How I Planned My 2018 Trip To East Asia!

This is NOT a picture of where I'm going on my upcoming trip. After all, I haven't been there yet to take pictures. But it is a picture of East Asian Buddhist culture. And I'll be seeing a lot of that on my upcoming trip. This is, in fact, a picture of the Temple of Great Compassion in Tianjin, China. Asia.
This is NOT a picture of where I’m going on my upcoming trip. After all, I haven’t been there yet to take pictures. But it is a picture of East Asian Buddhist culture. And I’ll be seeing a lot of that on my upcoming trip. This is, in fact, a picture of the Temple of Great Compassion in Tianjin, China.

So where am I going?  Taiwan and Korea!  Taiwan?  Who goes to Taiwan?  (Good question.)  Korea?  South Korea, right?  (Yes.  Well, mostly.)  People are always asking how I choose my destinations.  [Read more…]

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Walk the Walk with Me in San Francisco!

The amazing “MaestraPeace” mural on the Women's Building in San Francisco's Mission District. San Francisco, United States, North America.
The amazing “MaestraPeace” mural on the Women’s Building in San Francisco’s Mission District.

In my last post I wrote about the interview that Jeff of Walkli.com did with me.  Well, Jeff is at it again!  On Walkli’s blog, the same place where you can find my interview, Jeff highlights 6 walkable cities and Walkli users who created content for them.  Cities, like San Francisco. [Read more…]

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Interview with the Blogger

Take a walk along the Prinsengracht, one of Amsterdam's beautiful canals. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Take a walk along the Prinsengracht, one of Amsterdam’s beautiful canals.

Hey, I made some money off of all this!  But it wasn’t my blog that brought the money in.  At least not at first anyway.  It was my Instagram account.  Jeff, founder and CEO of new travel website walkli.com, somehow stumbled across my Instagram account and liked what he saw.  From my Instagram profile, Jeff linked to my blog and the liking continuing.  Soon, Jeff was in touch with me, [Read more…]

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting To Go To India

Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Asia.
Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile.

India was challenging.  India was frustrating.  India was exhausting.  India could be heartbreaking.  India was very, very dirty.  And it was all worth it.  Travel in India comes with a learning curve.  The longer I was there, the more I learned how to be a traveler in India.  And if you go, you’ll be ahead of the game after reading about [Read more…]

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How I Planned My 2017 Trip To India!

No, this is NOT a picture of India. After all, I haven't been there yet to take any pictures. However, it is a picture of Indian culture, specifically Hindu culture. This is a picture from the Chettiars' Temple in Singapore. I'm sure I'll have ample opportunity to take pictures of Hindu culture in India. Singapore, Asia.
No, this is NOT a picture of India. After all, I haven’t been there yet to take any pictures. However, it is a picture of Indian culture, specifically Hindu culture. This is a picture from the Chettiars’ Temple in Singapore. I’m sure I’ll have ample opportunity to take pictures of Hindu culture in India.

Yes, I’m going to India!  I’m really excited about it.  There’s so much to see in India, I spent a lot of time figuring out where in India I was going to go.  I’m going to share my [Read more…]