Month: November 2010
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It’s Supposed to be Not That Scary… Right?
My plane is taking off tomorrow night for Guatemala. Last night I found the Guatemalan US Embassy’s just-issued warning that says the road we need to get to the area where we’re staying is closed for the rest of the year.
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Some friendly traveling tips from Lydia.
My housekeeper Lydia (not just my housekeeper, but this morning mine) uses my parking space when she comes over, which means I have to be out of the apartment by a certain hour. This was the kind of morning where I thought I had everything ready to go until the very last second, when I…
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for my next adventure: the girl who’s never even been camping goes big.
Over the years I’ve thought about doing a continuing series on this site called It’s Not That Scary. Because sometimes I end up doing things that some people consider daunting or frightening. Like jump out of an airplane. Eat a bug in Thailand. Buy a house. (Okay, that last one I still consider rather horrible…