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Andalusia honeymooning: two days in Valencia during Las Fallas festival
From Valencia to Malaga, we were fortunate to experience Las Fallas festival, the Alhambra palace, and beautiful city life.
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Andalusia honeymooning: two days in Cuenca
Welcome to our Andalusia trip report! We spent two weeks bouncing around southern Spain by train, bus, and foot: Madrid > Cuenca >...
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Andalusia honeymooning: two days in Madrid
September 14th was the day Uriel and I were married, and, to risk the cliche, it really was everything I could have hoped for. The sun...
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An Interview with Environmental Artist Sheila Novak
First published in Unearthed I first met Sheila in 2024 at a book club event in Ithaca—an intimate, monthly gathering focused on...
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Year 3 of the Armchair Travelers: a book club dedicated to getting inspired about the outdoors
This list is an overview of the monthly books we read and rated, highlighting outdoor adventure, survivalism, travel, and environmentalism.
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International Food Tour: Afghanistan to Cabo Verde 1/6
Embark on an International Food Tour to make at least one dish from every country and learn new cooking techniques and flavors!
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Spring foraging in Upstate New York
Back for round 2! In February, Uri and I had attended a Winter Foraging workshop, and we loved it so much that we immediately signed up...
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Nature journaling
My experience with nature journaling has, so far, been minimal. I dove into it more heavily in 2023 during my Forest Ecology class where...
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Year 2 of the Armchair Travelers: a book club dedicated to getting inspired about the outdoors
Welcome to Year Two of Book Club! If you missed our [short] Year One in 2022, you can check out the books we read here. 2023 has brought...
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Scientific storytelling
When my conference had optional lunch seminars to attend, I quickly sought out Scientific Storytelling. As a hobby bloggist and...
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Sundays for boardgames
There are points in your life when your environment and/or social circle allows you to adopt lifelong habits or habits that you...
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Calendar adventures
I adore planners, calendars, multi-colored pens and highlighters, and the act of writing and crossing off to-do list items. Yes, I'm that...
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On mountains and doing hard things
"Why do we do things that are really hard and sometimes painful?" This was the topic of conversation that the four of us had when we were...
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Embarking on a World Coffee Tour and a tribute to cafés
It doesn't matter where you go, one thing is pretty certain: you will find coffee. But drinking coffee is more than just a way to get...
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Year 1 of the Armchair Travelers: a book club dedicated to getting inspired about the outdoors
This year was the start of Outdoor Book Club, AKA the Armchair Travelers. We read books related to nature: appreciating it, getting lost...
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