Crossing a border into a new country is something that still fascinates me, having grown up in a country that doesn't have any physical borders to cross (even the state border is a two-day drive away and something I've only ever done once in my life). When I lived in Europe, border crossings started …
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A month or two in New York City (some day)
A decade or so ago I spent five days in New York City. Five days was absolutely nowhere near long enough! It was all the time I had, being about to move from Germany to Australia, but from the minute I arrived - and checked into a YMCA hostel near Central Park - I knew that some day I would have …
The Unstoppable Urge to Travel – Episode 77 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Why do I travel? Mostly just because I can't NOT travel. I really have this unstoppable urge to travel. Life gets in the way all the time - the bank doesn't take frequent flyer miles as mortgage payments; my seven-year-old likes going to school and the government want him to go pretty often; I have …