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The second week of our cooking at home challenge was so much easier than the first. We weren’t really craving going out to dinner like the first week. Admittedly, it was a little tough going to Dig A Pony for my monthly travel meetup and not being able to get one of their tasty cocktails, [...]

Things that feel amazing: clicking the “Buy now” button on a flight. Even if you’ve had a trip partially planned already, clicking “purchase” makes it official — you’re going somewhere, it’s a done deal. At which point you can yell “I’m going to [insert destination]!!!” (Some of us don’t stop yelling this every few hours [...]

And welcome back to regular Powered by Tofu blogoland. If you hadn’t realized, November was 100% 30 Days of Indie Travel project around here. I had a ton of fun reading everyone’s stories and blogging everyday (ok there were 2 days in there that I was really not feeling it, so it was a struggle, [...]

Prompt #30: Where are you going in 2012? Why is that place great for indie travelers? “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” –Saint Augustine I’ve become a little obsessed with Torres del Paine national park in Chile the last few years. It’s breathtakingly beautiful like New [...]

Prompt #29: What does travel mean to you in one word? “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” –Helen Keller adventure, freedom, learning, curiosity, fun, change, experience, happiness… Adventure. The one word that best wraps up everything I love about travel is probably adventure… When you’re traveling everything is new… it’s an adventure. You [...]

Prompt #28:The right gear can make or break your trip. What is your favorite/must-have gear item? “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” –Coco Chanel Oh how I love packing, and packing lists, and clever gadgets. I’m over on the BootsnAll blog again today with my Must-have Travel Gear Item: Flight 001 Wet [...]

Prompt #27: Share a photo or video that just makes you want to GO. RIGHT. NOW. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” –Seneca Every few months I come across a video on Vimeo that definitely makes me want to pick up and leave, and then I find myself repeatedly searching [...]

Prompt #26: Post a photo of your favorite place and tell us what you love about it. “Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” –Miriam Beard I don’t have ONE favorite place. That’s just silly. I’m back on [...]

Prompt #25: Family shapes who we are, but sometimes the family we create plays a bigger role in our lives than the one we were born into. Tell a story about how your family has impacted your life and your travels. “The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing” –your mom We didn’t do [...]

Prompt #24: Seeing what others have – and don’t have – around the world often helps us appreciate our own good fortune. What are you thankful for this year? “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn [...]