Death Cab Says: You Are A Tourist

The one where I try, yet again, to make my triumphant return to blogging. Come on, get happy!

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The Year in Review: 2010 in Travels and Tribulations

My good years and bad years seem to come in waves. In order for She’s in Love with the World to even have a “Year in Review,” I need to bring it all the way back to mid-2009, when I first decided to take the leap into the unknown world of travel and blog writing. I was laid off, the economy was bad and I was pretty damn directionless. Ask anyone. As 2009’s close drew near, it looked as though 2010 would be the Year of the Awesome for me, and for the most part, it was.

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A Midwestern Chowdown

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

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One Week in Orange County, Calif.

Though much of Orange County is residential and not your “typical” tourist spot, it’s quickly gaining notoriety as a vacation spot with beautiful people and beaches and easy access to the major cities in Southern California. Here's how I spent my last week in The O.C.

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Seeing Jerry Springer in Stamford

JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

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The Career Hunt and Complacency

I’m back to working various odd jobs and I’m finding it’s hard to do a job (even if it’s part time) when you just don’t love what you’re doing. But, you do what you have to in order to work toward the next major goal.

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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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Putting an End-Date on Open-Ended Travel

At 5:30 a.m. on June 30, I arrive at JFK airport back in New York.

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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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What I’ve Learned a Month into Travel

It’s hard to believe that Andrea and I are already a month into our travels. We’re finishing up our stay in Thailand and get on the slow boat to Laos tomorrow. Looking back at my Abbey Road journal I’ve been keeping (sorry, not everything goes public!), I came in with no expectations and an open mind and I’m continually amazed at what I’m finding out about myself, travel and Thailand.

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