30 Things I’m Glad to Have Done Before Turning 30, part 2

Did you miss the first 16? You can find them here - from things I'm glad I learned to indispensable travel experiences along with career decisions. My 20s brought me…

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30 Things I’m Glad to Have Done Before Turning 30, Part 1

Turning 16 was a big deal. So was turning 18, then 21 and even 25. But 30? A week before reaching my fourth decade, I got married to someone I've…

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My Biggest Travel Fiasco (or, the time I spent New Year’s Eve alone in Romania)

Budapest, Hungary The clock reads 7:32 a.m. The man in the front seat is antsy, nervously playing with the manual lock system on the minivan.  "Where are these people? Don't…

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