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Yearly Archives: 2013

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Venice [Europe 2012: The forgotten blog posts]

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:November 22, 2013
  • Post category:Europe/Italy/Venice
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All of those romantic things you’ve heard about Venice are probably true.I took this. It's actually this beautiful. No filters, no photoshop (except the words).Beautiful views across the waterIt's more…

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Pisa [Europe 2012: The forgotten blog posts]

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:November 22, 2013
  • Post category:Europe/Italy
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You know what feels more productive than working today? Updating my blog about our trip to Europe last summer. Because I never finished writing about some of the best parts!…

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We’re going places, baby!

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:October 11, 2013
  • Post category:30B430/Asia/Bangkok/Chiang Mai/Thailand
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One of the best things about traveling is the different forms of transportation. For example, I rode to this coffee shop on a motorbike taxi! Thailand has SO MANY quirky…

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Chiang Mai cooking class: OMG YUM

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:October 9, 2013
  • Post category:Chiang Mai/Thailand
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Before you ask: yes. I will gladly attempt to cook the following dishes again for you, and Britton will, too! (That's right - you read "Britton" and "cook" in the…

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Elephants!

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:October 8, 2013
  • Post category:Chiang Mai/Thailand
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Ten things I learned about elephants while at Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand.1) Trunks have up to 140,000 muscles in them, primarily used for insisting you give him that…

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Thailand: the first 48

  • Post author:Ellen Schwartze
  • Post published:October 8, 2013
  • Post category:Asia/Bangkok/Chiang Mai/Thailand
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In one word: challenging. In two words: challenging & great.Challenging because I do not speak one word of Thai. And granted, I knew this going in, and many people here…

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