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Oktoberfest: O’zapft is!

Posted on September 18, 2010 by elliewick

The kegs have been tapped and the beer is flowing at the Wiesn in Munich because today is the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest. Two years ago I attended Oktoberfest before my study abroad program began in Salzburg. I went … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Dubrovnik

Posted on September 15, 2010 by elliewick

Strolling down the Stradun was not the easiest thing in the world, thanks to the marble blocks that so smoothly line this street in the heart of Dubrovnik, Croatia. This view is looking west at sunset, toward the Gradska Vrata … Continue reading →

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Collecting foreign money

Posted on September 13, 2010 by elliewick

One of the things I love to collect when I travel is the local currency. My list of countries with their own national currency that I’ve been to is kind of small, mostly thanks to the European Union and its … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Zmajski Most

Posted on September 8, 2010 by elliewick

Ljubljana, Slovenia, is home to the Dragon Bridge or Zmajski Most. The dragon has been a symbol of Ljubljana ever since Jason of the Argonauts and Golden Fleece notoriety slew one in a nearby swamp. This bridge was not designed … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: China and Memphis

Posted on September 2, 2010 by elliewick

In my last batch of postcards I received another one from China and my first from Tennessee. This card from China shows the sunset in Mount Tuishan, Shandong Province. The stamps here definitely win the “best stamp” prize of the … Continue reading →

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It’s fair time, part 3

Posted on September 1, 2010 by elliewick

Finally, I can take a moment to breathe! My fair entries were submitted yesterday afternoon, and the Hancock County Fair began today. My entries were judged today, as well. On Monday night I baked for a couple of hours without … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ont.

Posted on September 1, 2010 by elliewick

Stratford, Ontario, in Canada, is home to the Shakespeare Festival, a months-long festival filled with Shakespeare, musicals and other dramas. This building is the Festival Theatre, the main theater for the festival. It is topped with a Canadian flag and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Traveler: Alison Kemp

Posted on August 30, 2010 by elliewick

This past Thursday, Amanda from A Dangerous Business featured me as her Thursday Traveler. You should read my interview, where you’ll get to find out the one place I want to go before I die, my proudest travel moment and … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: The Netherlands, England

Posted on August 30, 2010 by elliewick

In the last week I have received seven postcards! In this post, I am beginning with another lovely picture of the bulb fields in the Netherlands. I don’t mind at all that I get so many postcards from there because … Continue reading →

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“So now you have a crush on Christopher Plummer…”

Posted on August 28, 2010 by elliewick

…says the clerk at my hostel in Stratford, Ontario, on Friday morning. Really, I already had a crush on Christopher Plummer, but only on a much younger Plummer of “The Sound of Music” variety. After “The Tempest” at Stratford Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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