I don’t do sit-ups, I do sit- downs and I stay down for 2-3 episodes. Exercise to me is crunching (leaning forward) to get my cup of tea. Or arm extensions (opening the fridge). So you can understand my frustration when I am forced to squat especially after I pay 25 cents. I am talking […]
After nine years of travel, it unfortunately happened. When we booked our accommodation, Troy opted to splurge on a small cabin with two single beds on opposite sides of the room instead of a cozy, plastic tent (obviously my cheap-ass’- preference) at the Venice camping site we chose. Even though I insisted that plastic tents
If you have been even REMOTELY one of the following plane personas or know someone who is currently, give them or yourself a smack. Curious George on planes It’s as dark as the 6th Harry Potter film inside the plane. You are ecstatic. You grab your earplugs and position the headrest corners perfectly. Your cheek lightly brushes the curved headrest which
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Are you currently sleeping on an acquaintance’s couch/ in their closet, resting your head on a questionably stained pillow, freezing your ass off because of the sheet you were given (note: when you accepted it you said, “Oh, no! This is PERFECT! I am always way too warm.”) covers only your left butt cheek? Is your
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I assume we are all picturing a cloaked wizard perched on a wooden chair adorning a long white beard with a curious gaze hiding behind his glasses- when in doubt just think Gandalf. Fun fact: wise people don’t have to have cloaks and facial hair or smoke a pipe. Vulnerable youth who shyly talk to
Camping embodies many things that I adore; cheap accommodation, acceptable non-showering, miracles and packaged foods that may or may not induce vomiting. Since I like to include these things in my daily life, it’s almost as though I am permanently camping. Usually, it is one step up from sleeping on the sidewalk! It’s called living
I was 25 and that is the last age that you get a discount on Eurail train tickets so I bought one. Seeing as I was still considered a “youth”, I was free of all responsibilities and if I said or did dumb things it was okay. (I am sure someone else besides me thinks that statement
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Leading up to your travels, your departure date is ingrained in your memory like an over-rehearsed show. You can’t accelerate quick enough to play through the grounded days separating you from your final bow. Years later, you may even be able to recall the exact date of your first travel matinee. Once you step onto
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Have you ever had it where you’ve downed enough liquid to fill the Indian Ocean and you rush to the toilet, only to be halted by a decision. Two options. One that will lead to relief, the other, to relief then mortification because at that point you probably already wet your pants. Washroom signs- am
American child actors. I didn’t know that was a thing until I met one in Spilt, Croatia who happened to star in some chocolate bar commercial… That Milky Way led him straight into a cocaine habit. Apparently, that one commercial years prior made him enough money to travel around Europe for some time while enjoying his
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