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Evening in Japan (Travel from Home #5). Top Story - February 2021.
I was looking forward to sushi for almost a month before I finally managed this travel from home trip to Japan. The evening felt like a wonderful treat! I was so excited, I ended up indulging a little bit by buying some extra food.
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Wander
How to get around the city of Abu Dhabi
It is always challenging to get around the city centre as a visitor or a commuter in Abu Dhabi. This article aims to highlights some things to keep in mind. Whether you'd like to make your way across Abu Dhabi as a visitor or live your life here, there are many possibilities to get around the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
By Rochell Megan5 years ago in Wander
The Finch, Twice
Years ago on a cold morning, I woke up cursing my broken furnace while getting ready for work. Cold house, cold room, cold water, cold. I put on a set of thermals and it didn't help. It was in my bones, the cold, like I had smoked it the night before. I got ready, cursing. I made sure to start my car several minutes before leaving, but when I got in the car to leave the heater was still cold. It was an old car. Probably I should've known better and started it sooner. I started on my way to work, still cursing. It seemed like I was the only person out, like I was the only person dense enough to go to work on a day like this.
By Chad Kimball5 years ago in Wander
Manaslu Circuit and Nar Phu Trekking
Manaslu Circuit and Nar-Phu Trek: Manaslu Circuit and Nar-Phu Trekking one of the longest and most satisfying adventure, where very few trekkers and adventurer rarely taunts to cover both beautiful sides of Nepal Far North Mid-West Himalaya. An exceptional, special and elusive journey around wildest and remote Himalayan destinations crossing over three high passes of above 5,000 meters high, facing breath-taking panorama of giant mountain range of Ganesh, Manaslu, Himlung Himal with Annapurna and Chulus group of peaks includes grand views of Mt. Dhaulagiri at the end of the treks.
By thirdeye adventure5 years ago in Wander
How to prepare yourself for an ayurvedic spa treatment
How would you like to seek bliss in an ayurvedic spa to chase away the COVID – 19 blues? After all, the troubling times we live in require us to seek therapeutic care. Ayurvedic treatments work closely with meditation, psychological wellbeing and what you consume. In this guide, we discuss how to prepare for your first (or 15th) ayurvedic spa.
By Pavithra Jinadasa5 years ago in Wander
Beneath The Thorn
It was a scorching day in the small village of Magaya. The vengeful sun beat down Chuki’s head, it sometimes felt to her like the sun was trying to punish everyone. Chuki was a sedulous worker, she almost worked a little too hard, she spent her days in the fields nurturing the crops as if they were her own children, like her life depended on it, because it did. Magaya was one of the poorest villages in Mali, no one had it easy, but Chuki never let her poverty overcome her prosperity.
By Mariah Mandwe5 years ago in Wander
Picnic in Paris (Travel from Home #1)
My friend and former coworker started a travel blog with her friend: Trek Simple. Though we’re in the middle of a pandemic and can’t actually travel, they suggested travelling from home. Their first suggestion, Picnic in Paris, was so much fun that I decided I might try one virtual trip a month. Here’s what I did for my first “trip” the weekend before Bastille Day.
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Wander
The Pawnee Buttes of Colorado
There is a reason why tourists and native Coloradoans alike are drawn to the mountains-- they are awe-inspiringly beautiful and teeming with fun things to do. That is where we spend most of our vacation time in Colorado. However, on this beautiful day in May, we decided to visit an area where we had never been before-- the Pawnee Buttes. The buttes are a part of the Pawnee National Grasslands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
By Bill Coleman5 years ago in Wander
His Road, My Home
A new journey is on the horizon. He has purchased a new vehicle. This one he has named Journey. She has been outfitted and designed as uniquely as all the others. A womb about to birth a new lifetime. He has been preparing and packing for a week now. He always gets like this before the tires hit the pavement. An overwhelming excitement of what lay ahead. He lives for the adventure, for the not knowing, the surviving. He's packed his machete, his hatchet, and his bow and arrow. The months here have made him soft and sleepy and his body craves the alertness needed in the wildness we are heading towards.
By Acorn Elephante5 years ago in Wander
Future Memories
I have happened upon a town, separated from the world by trees and valleys. In awe of the magic here that is woven into the fabric of its existence. I feel at peace here. I parked the bus and before exploring, I was determined to fix the rocky seat I have been sitting on for many days now. As I crouch down to replace the bolt that has stripped I notice a small, leatherbound black book wedged there. I put it aside, vowing to read it after my exploration. I exit the bus and see a man sitting in a parking lot on a beach chair. I feel compelled to meet him. He has an air about him. A knowing that radiates from his person. And he looks like Jesus. He greets me as if he has been waiting for me to arrive. He tells me I must walk down Honeysuckle Ln. There is something for me there. And so I go.
By Acorn Elephante5 years ago in Wander
Manitou Cliff Dwellings Explained
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are located at the foot of Pikes Peak in the town of Manitou, Colorado. Very few tourist attractions attract the mixed reviews of this one. Most of the negative comments come from those who are either annoyed by the fact that the Anasazi (“Ancient Ones”) did not live on at the site of the Manitou Cliff Dwellings (in fact that did not live anywhere near Colorado Springs), or they think the attraction is overpriced, considering the limited area that the dwellings cover.
By Bill Coleman5 years ago in Wander
