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Ahi – A Hawaiian Legacy
In the channels that separate Maui from Lana’i is where you can find them – aku – otherwise known as bonito, a variety of Hawaiian…
Turtle Soup
We arrive at Polihua Beach after a long, dirty off-roading drive. We get out of the jeep, slam the creaky door, dust ourselves off, and…
Overcoming Fear and Getting What you Want
I’m tired of it taunting me – it’s as if Facebook is the wicked witch in Snow White telling me to eat the apple. Just…
Whirling in Religion
We arrived at the Dervish Lodge of Karabash-i Veli and I was full of anticipation. Intrepid Travel had arranged for us to see a very local…
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Disintegration of the Soul – Stasi Prison
Our short, spunky guide named Grit had us all circle around her in the cold, dimly lit prison cell. She started by asking us a…
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Desert Illusions – Mongol Rally
We slowly moved deeper into Mongolia where the foreign landscapes, people, and towns started to become normal to me. We were moving from western Mongolia…
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Sink or Float – Mongol Rally
When I was a kid, I used to have this thing called a ‘bubble’; it was made of Styrofoam in the shape of an oval…
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Slowing Down – Mongol Rally
Since we had made it into Mongolia – it was time to slow down and enjoy our surroundings. One problem was that Rick had to…
Do Things That Scare You
I’ve been lucky enough to meet up with many friends in London in between doing Mongol Rally prep. One of the friends I met…
Preparing for the Mongol Rally
It’s in my DNA to be prepared, to plan, to have a giant project plan that I can happily tick off the accomplishments. I’m happy…