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How to cope when your flight is canceled
Barcelona’s version of brunch,vermut is our new obsession
What to do if your hotel reservation falls through
Westin Finds from AFAR Valencia, Spain
A Temple on a Rainy Day (Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Barcelona: The Beginner’s Guide
Ultimate Fall/Winter Female Packing List for Barcelona
There’s Gold in Those Hills: Las Médulas
The Alternative Traveler’s Guide to Barcelona
Gogobot.com
A shopper’s guide to Barcelona
Hospital Sant Pau-a visionary wonder
5 Summer Foods to Eat and Prepare in Barcelona
How to select & prepare fresh seafood in Barcelona
Montjuic Castle: See the city from a different perspective
Barcelona’s 5 best picnic spots
Girona-a confluence of cultures
The Barcelona Blog for Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine:
Barcelona for Free Series:
Reading for Health: Using Your Book Addiction to Stay in Shape
Why Read in a Foreign Language
Re-read: Become a Better Reader and Writer
5 Poems to Read for National Poetry Month (and Why)
5 Books for Fathers/ Books to Read with Your Dad for Father’s Day
Armchair Travel like a Pro: Reading the World
A Countdown of Bad Dads by the Book
Literary Loony: Certifiable Moms from the Wonderful World of Books
5 Irish Writers to Read for St. Patrick’s Day
Reading Suggestions and a Few Reflections from a Reluctant Feminist
What You Can Learn from the World’s Worst Writing
5 Literary Couples and The Crazy Things They’ve Taught Us About Romance
Across Genre Lines: Why Books that Deny Traditional Categories Are a Good Thing
It’s Okay to Be Limited: Genres I Refuse to Read and Why
Connecting Via Virtual Book Clubs: Reading to Build and Maintain Relationships
Nobel Prize for Literature Winners and Why You Should Read Them
Celebrating The National Day on Writing All Year Long: What, When and Why to Write
Five Must Reads for Banned Book Week
LaVanguardia.com (Digital edition of Barcelona-based Spanish Newspaper)
MeLarGO (I’m outta here) Spanish Language Travel Videos
Ireland, Land of Legend and Castles
Utrecht, Holland: The City that Searched for Peace in Europe
Traditions in Northern Holland
Winery-hopping in Ribera del Duero
Baden-Baden, German Elegance in the Heart of Europe
Indian Summer on Spain’s Sun Coast
A Wine Route through Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy
Travel Writing for the Tipton Times (reposted by agreement on Midwesterner Abroad and syndicated at WeBlogtheWorld.com)
Venice Part III Floating Among the Palazzos
- Piazza San Marcos and Pink Drinks: Venice Part II
- Toasting La Serenissima: Day 1 in Venice
- The Boat to Finland: Adventures in Helsinki
- Exploring Estonia Part III: Lahemaa National Park: Beaches, Bogs and Bays (Oh My!)
- Exploring Estonia Part II: Apple-picking in the Baltics
- Exploring Estonia Part I: Tallinn
- Prague Part II: Unusual Art and the Golden City’s Dark Underbelly
- Spring Onions and Salvitxada in Barcelona
- Barcelona Folktales: La Laia and La Merce
- Prague: The Golden City Where the Beer Flows like Water
- Barcelona Snow: Better Late than Never
- Madrid and El Parque del Retiro
- Green Vienna and Wiener Schnitzel
- Vienna–Coffee Culture and Jugendstil
- New Year’s in Barcelona: The Noseman
- Olentzero: The Basque Christmas Giant
- La Befana, the Italian Christmas Witch
- Fernando and How to Make Crumbs
Career Profiles/Interviews at the Adventurous Writer
- A Log Home Builder’s Tips For Working in Construction
- School Psychological Examiner: An Inside Look at Testing Kids
Travel Writing at Examiner.com:
- Measles in Europe
- How to volunteer in Europe
- Taxes for tourists in Europe
- 3 Romantic escapes in Europe
- How to celebrate Thanksgiving in Europe
- Win a 10-day luxury getaway to Scotland
- 5 ways to save money traveling in Europe
- 7 ways to stretch your euros farther in Europe
- 6 Must-see cathedrals in Europe
- 5 best destinations for an unforgettable honeymoon in Europe
- Win a weeklong castle stay in Devon and Cornwall, United Kingdom
- 4 Carnival celebrations in Europe
- 5 Winter-sport destinations in Europe
Health, fitness and travel writing for Livestrong.com
- Things to do at Niagara Falls in March
- Fun Things to Do in Atlanta in December
- Belly-dance Video Exercise Review
- Fun Things to Do at Midnight in Chicago
- The Best Family Things to Do In and Around Las Vegas
- Romantic Things to Do Around San Diego
- Free Activities in Branson, Missouri
- Fun Things to Do With Kids in Seattle
- Minnesota Children’s Activities for Winter
- Things to Do In The Albany, New York Area
My Blog:
Midwesterner Abroad: Travel stories, folk tales, and authentic recipes from a midwesterner abroad. Midwesterner Abroad is a compilation of my travelogues, many of them previously published in Missouri newspapers with extra photos and bonus content.
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