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…

Slab City’s Salvation Mountain
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Slab City’s Salvation Mountain

ByStefanie Bielekova

Activated in 1942, Camp Dunlap — just 85 miles southeast of Palm Springs — was a Marine CorpsΒ training facility during World War II. When the base was subsequentlyΒ decommissioned, the land was returned to Imperial County, California, andΒ only concrete slabs remained. Today it’s known as Slab City — a strange haven for squatters and off-the grid…