Stupid Foreigners: on Stereotypes, as Applied to Us
We used to hate it when people judged us as Americans. But now we've learned to embrace our inner American nature
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O Frabjous Day! How to Celebrate Alice’s Day, Anywhere in the World
Alice's Day, in honor of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, is the first Saturday in July. We offer some suggestions for celebrating it!
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On Genuine Friendship: One for the Europals
A meditation on the ways travel puts us into contact with total strangers ('Europals'), and how Laurel always thinks we'll be friends forever
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Chucking it 201: What are your Obligations, Really?
Thinking through the obligations, personal and professional, that keep you from long-term international travel
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4 Best Pre-Plane Tips to Improve Your Flying Experience
We share our painfully-accumulated tips about how to make airline flights suck less (pre-plane)
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The Valuable Lesson We Learned Listening to Gamelan Music in Bali
We listen to gamelan music on our honeymoon, two nights in a row, and discover the limits to our cultural relativism.
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How to Celebrate Midsummer’s Day (and Why You Should)
Everything we know about midsummer's day, and why we encourage you to add it to your list of celebrations, even in a small way.
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What’s in a Minimalist Pantry? Amazingly Little!
How do you keep cooking on the road interesting but not have to throw out a ton of food when you leave? We help stock your minimalist pantry!
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The Full Monty on the Full English
The full English breakfast, in all its glory: we cover all the traditional elements, as well as post-breakfast plans (don't have any)!
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Gloucester Green vs. Covered Market: a Knock-Down Drag-Out Battle to the Death
Our take on the two best markets in Oxford
