A Midwestern Chowdown

While my most recent trip to Cincinnati to visit family was fun, it was far from delicious.

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The Best in Southeast Asian Food

The abundance of food in Southeast Asia is not something to be ignored. Rather, it's something to embrace and experience as frequently as possible, ensuring you get the best smattering of the local cuisine. There is something innately charming about the tiny, yet slightly grungy-looking metal street-cart set up on a small soi surrounded by lawn ottomans and chairs as makeshift tables. The knives are filthy, the water undrinkable and the stove hasn't been washed in ages.

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In Search of Mangosteens in New York City

After a day-long quest to find my favorite fruit in Chinatown, I finally able to convert my two most vocal mangosteen-nonbelievers into semi-supporters in this follow-up post about the wonderful mangosteen fruit from Southeast Asia.

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The Absentee Travel Blogger

I've been absent from She's in Love with the World for the last week, but have no fear: I'm back with what I hope you'll let me use as a passable excuse!

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Shalom Israel!

I spent almost a month in Israel exactly this time last year and when planning my backpacking trip back in October, I knew I had to come back. This time around though, I find myself unprepared and unsure of how to travel Israel secularly, beyond the organized tour.

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How to Deal: Budgeting (Part II)

Weeks ago, I published one of my most successful posts yet on how I budgeted myself throughout Southeast Asia. It wasn’t meant to be a comprehensive guide on how any subsequent Southeast Asian vagabonds should travel, but just a rough outline of where I spent the most and what I spent my money on. Since then, I’ve been compiling my best tips and tricks (and those of other travel bloggers) for Part II of my budgeting extravaganza.

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A Post Devoted Entirely to Mangosteens

The flavors of the mangosteen are unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. It’s a cross between mango, papaya, tangerine and peach; it’s sweet, it’s tangy, it’s soft and in fewer words, it’s heavenly.

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Missing the Comforts of Home

It’s a lot easier said than done to completely rid yourself of the things you take for granted back home and I’m finding as more time elapses on my journey, the more I long for the little things and to revisit the worn pages of the previous chapters I once enjoyed.

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