This country is splitting my heart wide open. It’s hard to understand how it’s both filling it and breaking it at the same time, but I’m just going to ride this rollercoaster for awhile and see where it goes. When Kurt signed the letter of “emotional support” for his wife, one of the many documents … More I’m Not Filthy Rich, But I Play One in South Africa
If you had given me a choice at the beginning of yesterday, I would have chosen to play paintball with Kurt and his coworkers. But it was an employees-only bonding experience, so I spent the day driving around with a friend. Although Kurt had fun, I know I ended up with the better experience. Kurt … More Kudu and Blesbok, Peacocks and…Paintball?
First, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to all my wonderful guest bloggers. I’ve learned a lot from creating three weeks of guest posts, including do’s and don’ts for future guest blogs. I’ll talk more about that later. Second, yes…I flushed the toilet as soon as we got to our room just to watch it … More Hello from South Africa. Am I an “Expat” Now?
By Kayla (Keyla? Keila? Teila? Kebar?) Washko Identity seems to become more fluid when you live abroad. The exact moment that you begin to change is hard to pinpoint—perhaps it’s when you learn to barter at the local market, or finally decide to face your fear and go bungee jumping or white water rafting … More The Moment You Become a Different Person Abroad
The blog name is Traveling Marla right? So I’ll stick to the theme, see, I promised Marla I wouldn’t get her blog closed by picking touchy subjects like public exposure. (I had a great post about public exposure.) Anyhow, I’m gonna tell you about my last trip to Turkey, lovely country. It was a little … More Drinking Like the Trophy Wife of an Oil Tycoon
By Ned Hickson/Ned’s Blog/Siuslaw News Our family loves to go camping. In fact, we make sure to get out and pitch our tent — without fail — once a year. Traditionally, this takes place during the busy Memorial Day Weekend so that as many people as possible can witness a 46-year-old man being attacked by … More If a man is attacked by his tent in the forest, should he make a sound?
I don’t normally do an intro, so today I’m writing one instead of an “About” since the author’s wonderful “About” page is better than I could summarize it. This blog is a repost with permission from my friend Dallas, of CrazyTraintoTinkyTown. When I asked her if she could write a guest blog, it took her … More Stuck up a Turkish Mountain
When I compiled my “Dream Team” list, I knew I wanted a variety of blogs I follow to share with my readers. I not only like Ingrid’s posts about her adventures, but her loyal following of other travel bloggers. Here is one of my favorites of her posts: Fourteeners Several blogs I follow share their … More Fourteeners
Many many thanks to Marla for sharing her space with me! So one of the first things that grabbed me about Marla’s blog was that she seems able to make friends anywhere. I know, I know: she’s not without her awkwardnesses, and has shared more than one cringe-worthy exchange in which everything she tried to … More Silent on the Sidelines
Marla recently wrote on her blog that she was heading to live in South Africa and was looking for some of her favourite bloggers to keep her blog ticking over whilst she is packing and travelling. In her own words “I admit, I have a Dream Team in mind, a list of my favorite … More Marla Must be Crazy
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