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I recently celebrated my two year anniversary at my current job. I posted on Facebook how I recalled feeling disappointed when I initially accepted the...

I could see the crowd gathered as our truck slowed to a stop along the dirt road. My hair and face and glasses were covered...

By the time you read this, I will have visited the two schools in southern Mali that Passports with Purpose raised money to build last...

The sun was still shining as I exited the airport in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was 6:30 p.m., but on a Saturday in...

The third time is supposed to be the charm, right?Maybe in other things, but not so much with languages. At least not so far.French is...

Photo courtesy of Toronto Bicycle Tours.I haven’t sat my butt on a bike in more than two years, but when I got the opportunity to...

When I took my career break to travel a couple years ago, volunteering was a big part of my plan. I saw volunteering abroad as...

I never thought I’d say this, but sometimes I miss traveling around the world. When I returned home from 13 months of travel in September 2012,...

Preparing to climb Mt. Sinai for the sunrise (this is about 3:00 a.m.)When I booked my tour to Egypt with Gecko’s Adventures, one of the...

Driving through the Sinai PeninsulaThe last leg of my two week tour through Egypt was the Sinai Peninsula.  It was about a 6 hour “bus”...