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Category Archives: WTF!
Day 11 of a Month of Gratitude
Fuck. Another day of this bullshit. Today is my 28th day of isolation from the coronavirus pandemic. I want to call it, “The Coronavirus Shit Show,” and it feels good to just type the words “fuck” and “shit,” considering that … Continue reading
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Life without color
Today is my 14th day in isolation. Although a few days ago the parks were announced to be closed because of the coronavirus, the thought didn’t quite register. How would they close the parks, exactly? Would there be policemen just … Continue reading
The Journey to Tangier
There are so many seemingly insignificant and mundane things in life, especially when traveling on a bus from one city to the next. But if you are traveling as a solo female in another country as well as in another … Continue reading
The Truth about London
Why is the truth so hard to deliver? I have been struggling over writing about London. Why? Because I didn’t like London…at all. In fact I didn’t just dislike it; I hated it. I have never, ever disliked a … Continue reading
Travel woes…
So I’m waking up today, the first day of February and the day before my flight, to Snowmageddon. #WTF. I don’t know if I’ll make my flight tomorrow night. The worst feeling in the world is not having any control. … Continue reading
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Prelude to Machu Picchu
I woke up a little excited as it was one day before I would see Machu Picchu. Finally, or almost finally, my bucket list dream would come true. As I waited years and years to visit the place, I was … Continue reading
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Doing Good. Feeling Bad.
I woke up with a headache, still cold. The high altitude was now affecting me. The coca tea would soon become my best friend because it would keep me warm and alleviate my headache. After having breakfast we were … Continue reading
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Cusco Fiasco
My flight to Cusco from Lima was delayed by an hour and a half because of heavy fog in Cusco. Bummer. It was unfortunate that all the passengers were already seated in the plane when the pilot made the announcement … Continue reading
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Solo Travel
As I am planning my next trip to Machu Picchu, I realized that I had not considered asking anyone to travel with me. Ever since I started my solo travel a year ago, I kind of assume I will be … Continue reading