Category: where I’ve been
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A Weekend in Florence
Five years ago… I raised my hand to block the May sun’s glaring rays. Across the street from the train station, I saw a church, decorated in contrasting black stripes and rectangles, a remnant of the past that survived the Italian Renaissance. Was I dreaming? Did I really make it? There was a million mistakes…
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The Swiss Alps
here is Wintershe is a stormfrom chaos & iceSpring is reborn As our train sped out of Strasbourg, I could feel the chill in my bones and smell snow in the air. It was strangely nostalgic as I felt the same way when I drove west of Denver, into the mountains, except this time I…
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A Day in Champagne Country
It is time, my friends, to talk about Europe. There’s no real explanation on why I’ve held off on telling you all about the beauty that is France, Switzerland, and Italy, but that writer’s block has passed, and I’m ready to tell you all about the Old Country. I’ll start off with Reims. When roundtrip…
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What to Do in New Orleans, Louisiana
It had been awhile since I had been back in the Bayou. The last time I went was in 2014 to visit my aunt and uncle who worked as teachers in Belle Chasse, just 10 minutes southeast of the city. I’ll never forget the end of that 11ish hour drive when we arrived to a…
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