About this OM symbol

Brian and I were backpacking in Torres del Paine National Park, a pristine and stunning wilderness area in Chile’s Patagonia region. Friends had flown in from the U.S. to join us. We were having a grand…

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Losing Bear

Two weeks ago we lost our dog Bear. I haven’t wanted to write about it because it makes me too sad, but I can’t bring myself to write about anything else so I had to…

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My RTW Packing Essentials

Tips by Kim It’s been six months since Brian and I shoved everything we own into our backpacks and set off to see the world and I still haven’t published our packing list. This is mostly because I am…

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Travel Gear I Use and Love

Useful Tips by Kim Travel pack I’ve carried the Osprey Porter all around the world. I’m a fan of a travel pack instead of a backpack because you can unzip it like a suitcase. Digging through a…

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More About the Fire

Europe by train: Day 4. Caussade, France. It is my last day in the chateau. I’ve been padding around in my wool socks and sweatpants all afternoon, drinking coffee, perched in front of my computer doing…

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At Blackwater Pond

A poem by Mary Oliver Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillars of light,are giving off the richfragrance of cinnamonand fulfillment, the long tapersof cattailsare bursting and floating away overthe blue shoulders of the ponds,and…

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Dreams Are Free

One thing that I didn’t know before I started my blog is how much information a blogger or website owner can retrieve about people who visit their site. Don’t worry, I don’t know anything creepy about…

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