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June 12, 2017
5 Ways Traveling With a Fanny Pack can Protect You
Staying safe and not losing any of your possessions is probably the most important thing for travelers. Some countries, inevitably, are safer or more dangerous to visit than others. Central America may not be as safe as travelling to somewhere like Norway, for example. However, every country has risks, and you need to protect yourself in unfamiliar environments. The best way for me is to use a fanny pack, which lets me keep all my valuables in one s...
June 10, 2017
Studying Abroad in London: A Trip to Bath
Thanks for checking out the next blog in my series on traveling outside of London during your time abroad! If you didn’t get a chance to start at the beginning, make sure you read my first post here. The series then starts with my trip to Stonehenge. You can read the next post here.
Next up is a trip to Bath!Pin for later:
It is located west of London, about 2 hours away. You can make it a day trip or make another stop for a weekend trip. We com...
12 Tips for Multi Destination Travel
Multi Destination Travel – It’s All in the Planning
The most important part of any trip takes place before it begins; it’s all in the planning. This reality came to me recently while organizing a whirlwind college trip with my 16-year-old daughter. We set out for 7 days to visit 7 colleges in 6 different states.
Our particular voyage included 3 one-way plane tickets, 4 major train trips (2 with connections), countless subway and taxi rides, 5 dif...
Florida Culture for the Week of June 11, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of June 11, 2017 By Josh Garrick
NOW to June 19 – Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park presents “Geezers”
The Tommy Lee Johnston play, "Geezers" introduces us to some wonderful people in a retirement home. Jack, a pathologically shy, 27-year-old man, begins a job there, but it's the "geezers" who wind up caring for Jack. On the way to his epiphany, Jack learns from his wise group of mentors in this heart-warming drama...
June 9, 2017
How Travel Saved My Sanity
At 26, I never thought I’d have a breakdown, but I did. A combo of heartbreak and being overworked did the trick. The two happened so quickly and simultaneously it felt like I was pushed off a speeding bike, or like the rug had been swept from under my feet, leaving me to fall nowhere. Everything was exhausting, and the motions were just being done, life wasn’t being lived; I felt like a zombie. Not even weekends could refresh me.
As days turned into...
June 8, 2017
The George Spangler Farm Civil War Field Hospital Programs at Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Pa.– The Gettysburg Foundation will open the historic George Spangler Farm Civil War Field Hospital site to visitors on weekends, June 9 through August 13. Visitors will be transported back to July and August of 1863 as they walk in the footsteps of those who experienced the carnage left from the aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg. The George Spangler Farm is one of the best examples of a Civil War field hospital site on the battlefie...
June 6, 2017
How to Plan the Perfect Trip to France's Occitanie Region
Love art, wine, and caves? How about history, mountains, and lakes? Well, I’ve got the perfect place for you! Head to France, and explore the Occitanie region. It’s chock-full of all of the above, and more (think food: cassoulet!).
The Occitanie region is located in the southwest corner of France, and used to be called the Midi-Pyrenees region. It is located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, and is a blend of both cultures. The capital...
June 5, 2017
Through the Eyes of an Educator: Go Explore
June. The month where school kids get antsy, educators are doing their best to get it all in, parents are getting stuff ready for camp, and many are planning adventures near and far. It’s a change of season, the shedding of layers, an infusion of vitamin D, and a time when one door closes and another opens. Teachers in the United States are either counting the days or already out enjoying some well-deserved time away from school. June is the time whe...
June 3, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of June 4, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of June 4, 2017 By Josh Garrick
TODAY – June 4 at 6 pm – The 2017 “Applause Awards”
The Dr. Phillips Center “Applause Awards” program honors excellence in high school musical theater. Theater professionals and educators serve as judges to review high school productions with tabulated results determining the awards in a constantly surprising, one-time-only show that features performances from the lead actor, lead actress...
June 2, 2017
A World Erased: A Grandson's Search for His Family's Holocaust Secrets
Have you ever read a memoir that you couldn't put down? They are rare, but I've found one: A World Erased: A Grandson's Search for His Family's Holocaust Secrets. Author Noah Lederman (we've shared his book, Traveling the Cambodian Genocide, here) delves into his family's past - both in the United States, and at different concentration camps and towns in Europe. His phenomenological work tells of a childhood filled with love, food, and incredible gran...
