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Finding the Words

When you travel, finding the right words to communicate can be a struggle. It may be a matter of simple politeness, ordering the right ingredients for your pizza, knowing the difference between trousers and pants, or even how to find emergency services.

Buon Natale from Rome!

Rome, Italy Dario and I are spending the winter holidays with his family in Rome.  Things are a bit crazy as he is helping with repairs to the house and we are rearranging some of the furniture, including some things we left here when we moved to Ireland.  Still, there is plenty of room for …

Friendship on the Inca Trail

Cuzco, Peru Today's post comes to us from Katy of www.starryeyedtravels.com.  It's a sweet little story that encapsulates one of the oft-overlooked and underrated fringe benefits of travel: new friends.     I always knew that the hiking Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was going to be a pretty amazing experience, but what I didn't …