Tag: travel
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Packing for a Fall Trip in Norway
This isn’t really a blog post. This is more of a “Poe Pat-on-the-Back” post because I really do believe I packed the most perfect suitcase for our recent trip to Norway and I just have to brag about it. (Plus, I’m obsessed with packing and packing hacks – including this one for how to fold…
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Trip Report: Tips for Traveling to Norway
What’s the old saying: Use it or lose it? Hopefully, that does not apply to writing because I definitely have not been “using” that muscle so to speak, at least when it comes to blogging. Anyway, I’m going to try to just jump right into it, without first consulting a doctor or anything, and I’ll…
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Trip Report: St. Regis Bali (also, Revisited)
Winter has settled in at the cabin, it gets dark at like, 4:30, and with the holidays and probably snow right around the corner, I thought I’d travel back in time to much warmer days—ie: my ongoing trip report for Southeast Asia. When last I left off, we had just finished the first leg of…
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Trip Report: Singapore Revisited
I’m writing this from the very back of the struggle bus. We got back from our Singapore-Bali-Indonesian islands vacation about a week ago and we are still trying to get back on schedule. I don’t know if it’s because we’re old or just out of practice or what, but both XFE and I are having…
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West Virginia Day Trips: Blackwater Falls & Canaan Valley
Our corona cabin in Hardy County is surrounded by lots of great hiking. We’ve got, of course, all the trails at the Lost River State Park, the Wolf Gap Recreation Area and the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Plus, we have our own five acres to tromp around on. But one of our favorite…
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Poe’s Packing Panic: Safari Edition
We leave in a few days for Africa. So, you know what that means. Packing panic. It’s a thing. And for me, it’s a repeat thing. It’s not like this is my first African safari. Or even my second. No, this is the third time we are going on safari. You could say, we really,…
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5 Facts About the Maldives (or, Why Can’t I Just Relax and Enjoy Nice Things?)
Oh, hello there. I realize I left you all on a bit of a cliffhanger. Not about the Mad Pooper. I mean, we’re all waiting for bated breath on that one, but alas, I’m not sure we’ll ever really find out who she is or why she does what she did. And the Colorado police…
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Trip Tip: Bring Beer and Patience for Your Sri Lanka Train Adventure
I know I talked a little bit about the traffic and road conditions in Sri Lanka, but there actually is another more peaceful, maybe even more scenic way to see the country. Sri Lanka Railway. A little background: the Sri Lanka Railway was originally known as the Ceylon Government Railways when it opened in 1858,…
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The Hottest Spot in the Serengeti
There are no plush velvet banquettes. No artisanal craft cocktails. No happy hour specials or hipster DJ pushing play on an iPod. But the bathroom at the airstrip in Kogatende is hands down the most happening. most popular spot in the entire Serengeti. Now listen: I’m from Texas. Clearly I have no issue with peeing…
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Revisiting Vieques, Puerto Rico
Hi there! Things are chugging along at a very busy pace here at Poe Communications and Cat Box Management Engineers. New clients, new projects, new contracts…all very exciting stuff. It’s been almost a year since I picked up my lemons and struck out on my own and the transition has been surprisingly smooth. I keep waiting…