Week 6: From Big Bend National Park to Tucson, Arizona
11:10 16/01/2019
I felt a tinge of sadness leaving the Big Bend region of Texas. It’s not just the good times I’m leaving behind, but that deep connection to isolated...
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The Importance of Doing Nothing – Neuroscience at the Beach
8:22 10/01/2019
I first wrote about the importance of doing nothing while travelling alone. Now, as a mother of a toddler, alone time is scarce. Doing nothing seems...
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My Favorite Reads of 2018
0:54 18/12/2018
This year I made a decision to read 25 books by authors from countries whose authors I had never read before. I immersed myself in award-winning novels...
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This is why they call it Magical Kenya.
15:15 07/12/2018
Every time I’m on my way back from Africa, I tell myself that I need to return soon. There is a feeling about Africa that I can’t get anywhere...
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What is Fika? The Meaning of Fika in Sweden and How to Bring it Home
17:15 03/12/2018
Fika. So said the letters, so said my host. It was not yet four in the afternoon and I began to brace myself. The word fika, I decided, had all the...
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Berlin Wall Tours: Growing Up in A Divided City
13:06 22/11/2018
And so, at last, I am in Berlin. After more than a thousand miles by train, through some of the darkest moments in European history, some well known,...
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How to Plan a Weekend Getaway to Cleveland
12:45 16/08/2018
Ah, Cleveland — after so many years, I finally got to experience you for myself. Cleveland is a curious city. It’s a euphemism for the epitome...
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How can anyone not love this? The global fun of World Cup
14:08 18/07/2018
How can anyone not love this? Or worse, fear it? I thought to myself as we stood in a circle chatting. Our newly made French friend was beside me. He was...
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Ask Abi: Where should I base myself in New York for a first visit?
21:37 12/03/2018
Where’s the best area to stay in New York? New York, New York, the city so good they named it twice. But if you’re only going there once, it’s...
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My Favorite Reads of 2017
16:33 19/12/2017
I outdid myself reading in 2017. Not only did I complete the PopSugar 2017 Reading Challenge in September, but I’ve read 70 books as of press time,...
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