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Full Circle (Well, Almost)
By Sarah Jost Four months after setting sail from San Diego, California our westbound voyage is less than 24 hours from concluding in Barcelona, Spain. As at the end of any voyage, the day has been consumed by packing, goodbyes, … Continue reading
Gold in the Haze: Part One of an Urchin’s Travels in Burma
By Sarah Jost As our boat turned from the Andaman Sea into the vast, brown Irrawaddy River, it was like sailing into the past. What we saw seemed impossible, a scene better suited to the days of Marco Polo or … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
One of the small marvels of my first trip to Europe was the discovery that the world could be so full of variety, that there were so many different ways of doing essentially identical things, like eating and drinking and … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged Bill Bryson, Europe, Neither Here nor There, quote, Travel
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Nordic Treks Part I: Trondheim, Norway
By Sarah Jost Seven hours north of Oslo by train, tucked into the Trondheimsfjord, lies Trondheim, Norway’s third largest city. Established in 997, Trondheim’s history includes stints as the seat of the king and Norway’s capital, and, more recently, a … Continue reading
Posted in Sarah, Travel
Tagged bakklandet, buddy electric cars, midnight twilight, midsummer market, Norway, Travel, Trondheim
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Urchin Travel Wish List: U.S. Edition
Our travel ambitions are generally pretty far-reaching, spanning every continent and climate. But there are still some places at home that pique our interest. For this edition of the Urchin Travel Wish List, Geo and Sarah dream of the relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Travel
Tagged Alaska, bill byrson, Denali, live free or die, Maine, new hampshire, puffins, Travel, u.s. travel destinations, Urchin travel wish list, winter beaches
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Adventures in Travel Planning: Lessons Not Learned
By Sarah Jost If there’s one thing an Urchin loves it’s planning travel. From staring longingly at world maps to perusing travel blogs and checking copious amounts of travel literature out of the library, we’re constantly dreaming about our next … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
Liechtenstein’s last military engagement was in 1866, when it sent eighty men to fight against the Italians. Nobody was killed. In fact—you’re going to like this—they came back with 81 men because they had made a friend along the way. … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged Bill Bryson, books, Europe, liechtenstein, military, Neither Here nor There, Travel, War!
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Backpacking or Business Trip?
By Sarah Jost I’m not usually the introspective type, but lately I’ve found myself in a near-constant state of anxiety and have been trying to figure out why. After years of saving, I’m finally back abroad and living what should … Continue reading
Yellowstone: A Natural Beauty or Tourist Trap?
By Margaret Hedderman During its debut year as a National Park, at least 3,000 bison and mule deer were poached in Yellowstone. The first superintendent, Nathaniel P. Langford, was commissioned with neither a salary nor a staff to protect the … Continue reading
Cooking on the Engine Block; Or The South Dakota Hunger Part 2
Read Part 1 of this article. By Margaret Hedderman Long revered by toothless men in tractor supply caps, the fine art of cooking on the engine block is rivaled only in class and style by the shopping cart BBQ. It … Continue reading
