Travel – Page 3 – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Hiking through the Colombian Jungle: Our Trek to Ciudad Perdida

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Monday we’re off for a four-day, three-night trek through the jungles of Northern Colombia. We are hiking to Ciudad Perdida, an ancient city at the base of the Sierra Nevada that was rediscovered in the late 1970’s and only in recent years deemed safe for tourists. I don’t know what to...

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Taganga, Four Loko and the Kindness of Strangers

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Sunday we’re catching an 11:00am bus to Taganga, a small fishing village just outside Santa Marta. What I’ve come to understand about all forms of transportation here is that you really just can’t expect to have any idea when or what´s going on. Around noon a van arrives – we aren’t really...

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Playa Blanca and My New Business Plan

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Saturday we’re off for a day on Playa Blanca. First we fuel up on pancakes and coffee, another much appreciated offering at Mamallena. We’ve bought tickets through our hostel, but they must be exchanged for other tickets at the port, which must be exchanged for yet more tickets and something...

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Cartagena: History, Mojitos and New Friends

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Despite a late evening, we wake up early, pleased to see that the overnight rain has made the heat and humidity recede. It’s still lightly drizzling, but that makes for perfect conditions for our self-guided walking tour of the Old City. It does look different during the day… much less...

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We Have Safely Arrived in Colombia, the Country

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We landed in Cartagena around 10:30 after a quick hop over from Panema. Customs delayed us just long enough that Nate serendipitously arrived at our exit right as we did, despite his flight being delayed over an hour. I was not questioned about my American contraband: three Four Lokos and...

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Monday Morning Meeting: Memorial Day Edition!

Happy Memorial Day from the ATL! Yes, travel is my excuse for not having written any of the bajillion posts I have, just waiting to be shared with you. And today’s stories come primary in picture book form, because I have a run to go on and a pool to...

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Cape Cod Family Traditions and Corn Husk Roasted Flounder

Our family has been coming to Cape Cod almost as long as I can remember. We can’t drive two miles without my parents pointing out a place we’ve stayed. However, the one I remember most fondly is the budget hotel we used to frequent in the early days. It was...

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Rockin’ the Casbah with a Moroccan Pigeon Pie

This recipe has been on my bucket list since January 1, when I set out to try to make new things. However, the true inspiration came about a year ago during a day in Tangier, walking the narrow streets of the Casbah with the one and only Mustapha (“Mr. Coca...

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A Trip Down Wine Road: Sampling the Pinots of Anderson Valley

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I’m on the West Coast this week for a much anticipated and truly special occasion– Dad and Kippy are getting married on Saturday, formal recognition of a togetherness of two people and two families that I think all involved have recognized for quite some time. There’s no better occasion than...

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A Fat Tuesday Jambalaya and Our New Orleans Adventures in a Nutshell

No, Fat Tuesday is not pertaining to the tautness of my pants, although it probably could be after this past weekend of pure fried and frozen indulgence. I am referencing Mardi Gras, the final day of binge eating, binge drinking and general indulgence before Ash Wednesday, when the self-punishing give...

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