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Huff in Stride, Take a Glide: Venice, Italy

Named in honor of the goddess Venus, 117 islands on the marshy, saltwater lagoon along the northeastern coast of Italy create an alluring atmosphere of maritime mastery and classical theatres.  Venetians love luxury and share their refined tastes in silks, architecture and masks with the same flare

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First Road Trip!!

After crunching some numbers and committing to living out of a car, Steve and I decided to hit the open road.  Our month in Lisbon had been great, but the time had come to start ramblin'.  I was pretty pumped for this.  Overall I love to travel, but there's just something about adding som

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Thoughts on Voluntourism

The current zeitgeist swings madly towards altruism. We saw this at the Oscars in hit films The Blindside and Precious, George Clooney and Simon Cowell showed how it’s done as they raisied millions of dollars for Haitian earthquake victims and Angelina and Madonna’s ever increasing broods have b

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So much FREEDOM!

The Hub of the Universe - The Cradle of Liberty - The Athens of America - The Walking City - The Cradle of Modern America - The Home of the Red Sox - The Wet, Cold and Rainy City - Beantown.......... Boston. It goes by many names. It is many things. It has many people. And many more bricks.

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Três Dos Meus Favoritos Excursões Português

Looking back, three particular trips stand out to me from my time in Lisbon.  For each one the idea of going excited me, while I was there I'd find myself thinking how awesome it was, and on my way home I would already relish the freshly-made memories.  A combo that potent attached to a certain ex

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