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Part 3: Returning

I’ve recently returned home from a 6 week visit to Cuzco, Perú. This was my first experience with travelling for an extended period on my own.

This is the third in a three part series analyzing my experience with solo travel, my thoughts o...

7 days ago
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Part 2: Travelling solo while married

I’ve just returned home from a 6 week visit to Cuzco, Perú.

This is the second in a three part series analyzing my experience with solo travel, my thoughts on solo travel as a married person (homage to ’s Married Solo, and my experience w...

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Part 1: Was that really solo travel?

I’ve just returned home from a 6 week visit to Cuzco, Perú. I was also in Cuzco and region in 2025; I loved it so much that I decided to return. You can find out more about my decision to return here, and my thoughts about my trip right bef...

21 days ago
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I want to do it all over again

This is starting to become a habit; this desire to do it all again. What happened to my desire to see new places, and check off the once-in-a-lifetime sites? Have I found my soulplace? I feel like I no longer recognize myself.

In April of...

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A picture is worth 1000 words, part 2

You can also read my post about 9 sites that many tourists visit on the Boleto Turístico here.

I’ve been in Cuzco for a month, and I have seen so many incredible things! I’ve revisited a number of places that I visited last year when I spe...

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