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Guanajuato Travel 05: An Estudiantina Outside a Church at Night, San Miguel de Allende, and Home
October 8–11, 2025: by bus to Guanajuato, a day trip to San Miguel de Allende, a last day on Mexico City's Calle Bolívar and a 6 a.m. departure.
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Places I’ve been, lessons I picked up along the way. If I had to choose one favorite thing in life — travel wins, every time.
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Guadalajara Travel 04: Chewing Agave, Then Out to the Blue Fields on a José Cuervo Tequila Tour
October 7, 2025: a tequila tour from Guadalajara. Chewing agave, blue agave fields, piñas in the José Cuervo distillery yard and the centro at night.
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Puebla Travel 03: The Palafoxiana Library, and the Camera I Turned On After a Run
October 5–6, 2025: Puebla's Palafoxiana Library and Talavera streets, Xochimilco at night, a first intro video in Parque México, Guadalupe and the Zócalo.
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Mexico City Travel 02: Night Tacos Under a Pink Tent, and Siqueiros at Chapultepec Castle
Mexico City, October 3–4, 2025: a night taco stand under a pink tent, the Niños Héroes monument, Chapultepec Castle and its Siqueiros mural, the zoo.
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Mexico City Travel 01: Midnight Check-in, Then a 4:40 a.m. Teotihuacan Balloon
October 1–2, 2025: Air Canada via Vancouver, Mexico City at 10:50 p.m., check-in at midnight, then a dawn Teotihuacan balloon and the Pyramid of the Moon.
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Bali Travel 04: Blue Lagoon Almost Rained Out, a Kintamani Jeep Sunrise and Canggu Sunset Beers
Bali's last three days, December 2024: a dawn jeep up Mount Batur for sunrise and luwak coffee, Blue Lagoon snorkeling nearly rained out, and Canggu.
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Ubud Travel 03: Best Even in the Rain, a Coconut-Bowl Office and a Rice-Field Villa
Ubud, December 2024: rainy Tegallalang and Saraswati Temple, a workday of meetings over a coconut bowl, and a rice-field villa with a tub and mangosteens.
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Jakarta Travel 02: The Office That Never Opened and a Pepper Crab Picked From the Tank
Three days of a Jakarta business trip, December 2024: touring empty offices, pepper crab picked from the tank at Bandar Djakarta, two Airbnbs and local food.
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Jakarta Travel 01: A 5,000-Rupiah Twist, Istiqlal Mosque and Kota Tua
Two days in Jakarta, December 2024: offering 5,000 rupiah at Istiqlal Mosque and getting a laugh, Jakarta Cathedral, Monas, and satay in rainy Kota Tua.
Italy4 posts
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Rome Travel 08: Rome Again, Everything I Ate in Italy, and Home via Taipei
The final part of my 19 days after quitting: a rainy last night in Rome after Egypt, every Italian dish from Milan to the airport, and wonton noodles in Taipei.
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Florence Travel 06: Four Skies in One Day, and a Rain-Soaked Pompeii and Positano
April 2023, the second half of Italy: from Florence's Duomo to a Guinness on Piazzale Michelangelo, a flooded Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii and a grey Positano.
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Venice Travel 05: Walking the Grand Canal, Climbing the Tower Opposite, 235 Shots in Burano
Venice, April 10–11, 2023: evening light on the Rialto Bridge, the view from San Giorgio Maggiore's bell tower, then Murano and color-switching Burano.
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Milan Travel 04: From the Duomo on Easter Morning to 74,742 Fans at San Siro, Visited Twice
April 2023, where the Italy stretch begins: the Duomo on Easter Sunday, Sforza Castle, aperitivo on the Navigli, and AC Milan vs Napoli at San Siro.
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London Travel 02: One Packed Day, from Red Phone Boxes to Big Ben and a Soho Pub
April 5, up from Bournemouth to London after four years: a laughing halibut, swans and blossom in St James's Park, Big Ben, then Chinatown and a Soho pub.
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Bournemouth Travel 01: A Same-Day Ticket via Dubai, and Back to My Old Homestay
April 2023: I quit my job, bought a ticket that day and flew that night. Emirates via Dubai, a Megabus, and the homestay where my English began.
