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Public transit, foreign stares, surveillance state, and consumerism, yay! The China leg of my trip was the most unfamiliar to me, and I was nervous about existing there as a trans person. My first interaction with the Chinese government affirmed this anxiety, as I was made to write and sign this for my visa application,…
Australia Part 2! Including a bigger detour than Kauai to see the Great Barrier Reef, and good times in Brisbane with another friend. A busy last week in Queensland! The Call of THe Reef So. I knew the Great Barrier Reef was in Australia. And I knew that I’d be in Australia. But my brain…
My first time down under! Australia has been generous to me, as have my friends. This is how the first 2 weeks went, in New South Wales. Sydney + Blue Mountains June 12th was lost to me as I flew over the International Date Line, and arrived in Sydney the afternoon of the 13th. After…
Whoops, this one got away from me. Hawai’i was so amazing, I had to spend my first week in Australia writing about it 😂 Trying out some new photo galleries, and for the first time – VIDEO! Maui Resorts The first 5 days were with my mom, aunt, and cousin in a resort on the…
This is the first of several travel updates for my 65-day round-the-world trip (context in this post). Although this trip is expected to be less stuffed with activities, I’m going to try to keep these posts short for my own sake. First up, we have a weekend stop in Luxembourg city, followed by 4 days…
Sunlight is a miracle, Spring is beautiful, and they make the rest of the world’s troubles vanish for a moment. I moved to the Netherlands in the greyest November in over a decade. The winter was milder than Ohio’s, but the rain and clouds and bleakness of it all made it difficult to really embrace…
The final chapter of my 6-week journey through Central & South America, chronicling adventures through southern Peru and La Paz, Bolivia. Scroll to the end for quick links to the other posts I’ve made about this trip, and an album of all 1100+ photos! Itinerary:Days 34-36 (Aguas Calientes): The Lares TrekDay 37 (Cusco): Machu Picchu…
The first chapter of the last leg of my 6-week journey through Central & South America, chronicling adventures throughout Peru. Itinerary:Day 23 (Lima): Cooking Class, Nail Salon, and Meeting the Chifa Chic@sDay 24 (Huacachina): Sand Dune SurfingDays 25-26 (Nazca): Geoglyphs, Lines, and Street FoodDay 27 (Arequipa): Orientation Walk and Spanish Language TourDay 28 (Chivay): Llamas,…