Awkward Admiration: Tara Anderson

January 12, 2010

This blog post isn’t about my travels. But in case you were wondering, I’m in Paris. I’d blog more, but I’m currently trying to convince someone, anyone to marry me so I can live here forever. “Hi there, Pierre. How do you feel about awkward Americans? No? What about your friend? How does he feel [...]

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Siena, Italy

December 26, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence and Siena. I had my heart set on a Tuscan Christmas. Ribollita, roasted chestnuts , chianti and panettone within the rolling green [...]

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Firenze, Italy

December 26, 2009

At one point I will find having my wallet stolen in Florence three days before Christmas funny, but I am simply not at that point. Maybe when I have some form of plastic back in hand. Then I’ll blog Florence. Until then, thank you to my Aunt Mary Jo for wiring me money, Kari Bobo [...]

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Venice, Italy

December 26, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence and Siena. I love traveling alone, but it is wonderful to reconnect with the people you’ll know you’ll get along with. In [...]

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Godforsaken Milan, Italy

December 26, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence and Siena. While staying at my hostel in Milan, I tweet out that I am worried that I’ll be stabbed to death [...]

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To Xander On Your Third Birthday

December 20, 2009

Kate, if you could read this to Xander, I’d love it very much. I’m sure he won’t pay any attention, but then it’ll be just like me reading to him in real life. Dear Xander, Today you turn three, and I just wanted to let you know how much I love you. When leaving for [...]

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­Bern, Switzerland

December 18, 2009

The capital of Switzerland, Bern is actually a small town with a population of a little more than 100,000. The town is so historical that UNESCO has named the entire old town a world heritage site. It’s like Old Town Arvada, but you know, with history of a more riveting nature. (Not like the Old [...]

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Interlaken, Switzerland

December 16, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and Interlaken. I don’t remember always being a worrier. A stress case, sure. But the worrying came sometime after my parents got divorced, and my Mom was [...]

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Athens, Greece

December 16, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and Interlaken. In Athens, I got my first glimpse of what it must be like to travel with locals. The first night I’m in Athens, a colleague [...]

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Salzburg, Austria

December 15, 2009

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and Interlaken. The Beatles. Cadbury Chocolate. The Sound of Music. European imports that American women go crazy for. And American women in hordes descend upon Salzburg for [...]

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