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Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes

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What Kind of Traveler are You?

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The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train

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My Favorite 5 – US National Parks

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Over the Glacier and Through the Mud: The Antarctica Marathon

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On the Slow Boat: A Transatlantic Freighter Trip

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Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

January 7, 2019January 13, 2019 Douglas Fears

Second in a three-part series entitled “Crossing Borders” I recently wrote about a three-day train journey from Kazakhstan to Russia. While getting there was half the … Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

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Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl

December 19, 2018January 7, 2019 Douglas Fears

“Ever since childhood, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it,” writes Paul Theroux in The Great Railway Bazaar. … Continue reading Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl

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Taking the Helm of a Tall Ship: One Magical Night

November 24, 2018January 7, 2019 Douglas Fears

And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to sail her by. – John Masefield, Sea Fever The year was 1994. The place … Continue reading Taking the Helm of a Tall Ship: One Magical Night

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Language Learning Made Practical: Funny Moments on Istanbul Buses

November 22, 2018December 19, 2018 Douglas Fears

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the … Continue reading Language Learning Made Practical: Funny Moments on Istanbul Buses

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Beans for Breakfast in Costa Rica

November 17, 2018December 7, 2018 Douglas Fears

A writer is like a bean plant – he has his little day and then gets stringy.  – E. B. White Traveling for leisure is fun, … Continue reading Beans for Breakfast in Costa Rica

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Ani: An Ancient Kingdom on a Modern Border

November 11, 2018November 27, 2018 Douglas Fears

While Turkey is usually lauded for its beautiful Mediterranean coastline, historic Roman ruins and the amazing continent-straddling city of Istanbul, there are other parts of this … Continue reading Ani: An Ancient Kingdom on a Modern Border

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Making Tracks Across Turkey: The East Express to Kars

November 10, 2018November 25, 2018 Douglas Fears

“A railway here in Asia – in the dreamy realm of the Orient – in the fabled land of the Arabian Nights – is a strange … Continue reading Making Tracks Across Turkey: The East Express to Kars

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