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Not your padre’s Colombia
Not your padre’s Colombia

What’s the first thing you think of when I say Colombia? Cocaine? Pablo Escobar? Narcos? FARC? Terrorism? That’s fair. But what if I told you everything you thought you knew about the country is wrong?

After the flood: 72 hours in Venice
After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

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Meet the Oktoberfesters

Close encounters of the German kind at the world’s biggest beer fest—from pseudo cocaine users, to a very generous dessert dealer, and gossiping without words.

(Don't) take me to Italy

December 7, 2019

After hearing a few less-than-stellar reviews of Italy, Sean and I were tempted to skip it. But fate had other plans for us, and now our own review is in.

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In Italy, Europe, Travel Tales Tags controversial topic, November, Rome, Venice, Florence, advice
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Thanksgiving in traction

November 27, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! We’re taking a brief break from our regularly scheduled European programming to bring you a dramatic Turkey Day tale straight out of South America. Hope your holiday is tasty and accident-free!

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In Peru, Travel Tales, Latin America Tags holiday, Machu Picchu, November, travel mishap, Thanksgiving
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After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

November 16, 2019

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

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In Italy, Europe, Travel Tales Tags Venice, travel mishap, November, weather
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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Romania

November 11, 2019

Romania. It’s an absolutely fascinating country that doesn’t get a lot of attention. Read on to learn some of its secrets—including its not-so-foreign language, its communist-era catastrophes, and…Prince Charles?

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In Europe, Romania, Listicle Tags October, November, language, history
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