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10 Things I've Learned From Being a Travel Blogger for (Nearly) 10 Years
10 Things I've Learned From Being a Travel Blogger for (Nearly) 10 Years

Writing and travel are two of my greatest passions in life, so you’d think combining them would send me into a state of euphoric delirium. The truth is that being a travel blogger means I am constantly thinking of ways to make content out of my travels, which can be draining at times. When you’re in a new place experiencing new things, it’s generally best to simply be in the moment and enjoy it, but there is always a little voice in the back of my mind reminding me that these posts don’t write themselves.

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Stranded in Tennessee: The Hit-and-Run Incident That Left Us High & Dry on the Way to the Final Four
Stranded in Tennessee: The Hit-and-Run Incident That Left Us High & Dry on the Way to the Final Four

Having just sung the final lyrics of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" — as a gang of five college students are apt to do, apparently (or was that just us?) — the front of another vehicle collided with the rear passenger door of the Ford Focus, sending us flying off into the ditch.

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