Remembering 9/11 – I’m Heading Home

Tweet Of course I was so anxious to get home that I forgot that my so diligently written and stamped postcards are still in my carry-on and not mailed in Amsterdam as they should have been. Well, damn. I guess it had to happen at some point. I’m on my flight home. My last flight [...]

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New York Jaunt And Returning To Barcelona

Tweet Me in front of Barcelona’s Arc De Triomf Note: Written 9 June 2011 29A on my transatlantic Delta flights do not recline. This is worth noting. Stop booking it. I’ve done it three times. Another highlight of this flight returning to Barcelona from New York was getting yelled at by the flight attendant for [...]

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I’m Off For Three Months In Europe

Tweet The only thing that could have rivaled the excitement of my first plane ticket purchase this morning is the giddiness I’m feeling after purchasing the SkyTeam Europe Pass this afternoon. I will be staying with family from my father’s side in Barcelona, most of which I have never met before. I will also have [...]

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It’s Really Happening

Tweet After months of wrestling and plotting, I have finally made what I consider the first real step towards making this fantasy trip happen. I purchased my first plane ticket this morning. I leave May 31 for Barcelona (via Orlando and New York), arriving June 2 and return to Atlanta on September 11 from Amsterdam. [...]

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How I’m Funding My Round The World Trip

Tweet “I wish I could afford it,” is the first thing most people tell me when they learn of my plans to travel around the world for a year. Those who travel very frequently or live nomad lifestyles tend to either have a lot of money saved up, are able to work anywhere, or some [...]

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Elmo and Cookie Monster Moonlighting At Delta

Tweet This is frankly just awesome. I wish I could have seen it in person! It is also badass that Sesame Street has their own Tumblr blog! Who doesn’t enjoy Sesame Street? “Elmo and Cookie Monster helped Orlando-bound passengers board their Delta flight today at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport at an event for the [...]

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