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St. Paddy’s is Not Just for Drunks…?

Must...punch...this leprechaun

Contrary to popular belief Saint Patrick’s Day is not just for drunkards.  In fact it finds its historical roots back in the long-ago times of…

– Oh wait, that’s my beer. –

Anyway the Day of Saint Patrick dates all the way back to…

-Seriously, that’s my beer.  Don’t drink it. –

…the seventeenth century.  Saint Patrick’s Day is a day for celebrating the Irish spirit that embodies perseverance, diligence, emp

-Touch me beer again and I’ll clop you.-

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Be the Person You are on Vacation

You’re amazing when you’re traveling.  You laugh more, worry less and even seem to figure out how to flirt.  In the midst of the exotic you become a more fun, open-minded and tan version of your home self. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to stay this intrepid, free thinking form of You even when you’re back into the rut and gut of real life? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to carry on throwing caution to the wind and spontaneously dancing even once you’re back into your stuffy work suit?

Well then, do it.

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Go Travel: Cape Town Beach Bars

Cape Town is a young city right on the water.  People there like to go to the beach.  And they like to drink.  So naturally there are a number of beach bars to choose from.  To help you choose which one to go travel to on the next sunny afternoon here are a few pictures of one of the best beach bars in Cape Town – Moyo.

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Falling in love vs Being in Love: What You Gain from Traveling to the Same Place More than Once

There are an almost unlimited number of amazing places to see and explore.  Your list of spots to go grows daily.  But unfortunately your travel resources don’t.  You have limited time, money and energy for traveling.  So why bother traveling to the same place more than once?

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When Travel Won’t Cooperate

It’s here.  After your weeks, months or years of planning and saving it’s time to travel.  Your ticket’s booked.  Your bag is packed.  You’re ready to reward all your hard work with the trip of a life time.  Problem is Travel has a mind of its own.  And while Travel is often beautiful and accommodating, sometimes it just won’t cooperate.

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Go Travel: Cape Town Wine Farms

Who likes wine?  Who likes stunning scenery, friendly service and deep fried olives (really)?  Alright then, here’s a tip.  Go visit Vrede en Lust wine farm in Franschhoek, South Africa.

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Overcome Your Fear of the Unknown

Traveling is wonderful.  It’s fun.  It’s exciting.  It breaks your routine and may even help you grow as a person.  But it’s also scary.  The unknown is equal parts electrifying and intimidating.  And traveling requires a whole slew of unknowns; unknown places, unknown people, unknown languages, foods, accommodation and transportation.  The good news is that fear of the unknown can be overcome.  You can come to love travel just by recognizing your own fear and facing it. You can transform your waah waah wanting into real, live doing.

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Wanting vs. Doing: Make Traveling a Reality

Wanting and doing are two different things.  Lots of people want to travel.  Fewer do.  It’s not because traveling is unattainable, it’s because the doing involved scares many of us away.  Every travel blog I’ve seen has valid reasons to travel.  Every travel blog has the list of common excuses people use to not travel.  And every travel blog gives the obligatory disclaimer that I’ll give now: It’s ok to not travel.  Traveling is expensive, time consuming and involves varying degrees of discomfort.  If it’s not your thing, it’s not your thing.  But if it is your thing – something you’ve wanted to do – then do it.

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The Truly Weird of Traveling

Huh?

Put aside the PC for a moment, some things are just weird.  And in travelling you’re bound to meet your fill of them.  Try and chalk it up to cultural differences all you want but somewhere deep inside of you, just to the left of the part that tells you which fork to use for dessert, you know you’re witnessing strange in all its strangeness.

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Your Long-Distance Relationship with Travel

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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and whether you realize it or not, you do have a Special Someone – or, rather, a Special Something – to share it with. 

You are in a long-distance relationship.  You always said you’d never get into one.  They never work.  They drive you crazy.  And yet here you are, one of the suckers who couldn’t bear to end it at the airport.  So what if this particular relationship isn’t with another human?  Your relationship with Travel needs love, too.  As an expert in long-distance relationships (my boyfriend is shaking his head at me) I feel it is my duty to help you make this relationship work.

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