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5 stories filed under memoir.

MemoirJune 2, 2026

Plague Islands, Ancient Temples & the Worst Vatican Experience: Italy and Malta 2015

A 2015 family trip through Venice, Florence, Rome, and Malta — including an unauthorized visit to Venice's plague island, a cliff-jumping spot with no water, and the Vatican fight that ended our Vatican visit.

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MemoirApril 27, 2026

Not a Vacation

India and Nepal, September 2014 — fourteen days overland from Delhi to Kathmandu, a motorcycle vs. my sister, the Taj Mahal, and the boat on the Ganges at sunset.

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MemoirApril 21, 2026

Halloween in Transylvania

The most impulsive trip we ever took — a G Adventures Halloween tour through Romania in 2012 that set a bar most carefully planned trips have failed to clear.

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MemoirApril 14, 2026

Where Wanderlust Blooms: The Yucatan Awakening

A life-changing 2008 family trip to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula awakening my lifelong passion for exploration and adventure.

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MemoirApril 6, 2026

Planting the Seeds: Early Travels & Childhood Wanderlust

The early childhood journeys with my mom and sister that sparked a lifelong passion for exploration and adventure.

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