Travel Highlights of 2017
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Travel Highlights of 2017

ByStefanie Bielekova

I feel fortunate to have experienced some incredible things this year. And in the spirit of giving my future self something to look back on, I’ve created a quick and dirty top-ten list of the past year — aka, my Travel Highlights of 2017! They’re listed in no particular order, except that I saved my…

Prrrrrty Cats Around the World
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Prrrrrty Cats Around the World

ByStefanie Bielekova

So, the title’s a wee misleading. In a post called “Prrrrrty Cats Around the World,” you’d expect to see catsΒ fromΒ at leastΒ six out of seven continents. (I’m pretty sure Antarctica doesn’t have cats, you guys — but lemme know if I’m wrong!) Instead, thisΒ shouldΒ be called: “A Selection of Cats from Ten Countries on Four Continents in…

Getting “Hammered” at Porto’s Festival of Saint John
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Getting “Hammered” at Porto’s Festival of Saint John

ByStefanie Bielekova

Porto’s Festival of Saint John Perhaps you recall my recent mentioning of fish heads? Or of fish-head hats? Of smoking sardines or curly green wigs? Of jubilant crowds to parades floating past while the beats and their throats formed the songs that were sung on the streets with some lyrics I could not work out…