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More Where Was Levi

A few days ago, I posted a list of states in textual form that I’d lived in, visited, etc., which was generated from a script I found. As I wrote, I have long wanted to keep a kind of visual … Continue reading

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Where in the U.S. is Levi?

The first year or so I was writing this blog, I wrote a bunch of entries about places I’d traveled. I haven’t written about these in a while, but came accrosss this site that lets you produce a list of … Continue reading

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A Year in Provence

“Travel narratives” as they are called, are one of my favorite genres of book. They are a kind of autobiographical story or diary that tell the story of visiting a new place. Unlike your standard travel guide, they do not … Continue reading

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Charles Kuralt’s America

The late veteran newsman came out with his Charles Kuralt’s America a while back about his “perfect year” where he visited twelve of his favorite locations for one month each. They are all in America, and vary wildly in terrain, … Continue reading

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Estonia

One of the many 36-hour trips via train we took when in the USSR was to Tallinn, Estonia. A fellow classmate, Matt, had helped host an Estonian women’s soccer team that had come to his home town in Minnesota, so … Continue reading

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Hungary

When I came back from the USSR, I was faced with having to find a job since I was at that point done with college. As luck would have it, the organization that I went through for my study abroad, … Continue reading

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Travel Photos

A friend of mine, Scott Meyer, recently set up a website with a bunch of pictures he’s taken over the last couple of years on a few trips – Belize, US, and Spain and Portugal. Some very nice shots. I … Continue reading

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Latvia

While “studying” at Leningrad State University, I went to Latvia twice. Once it was on one of those 30-hour stints via two overnight train rides with a few fellow students. All I remember from that trip was that it rained … Continue reading

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Ukraine

We made our way down to the Kiev from our Moscow trip, I believe, but it’s a bit hazy. We had been planning on going down as far as Armenia but at the time the area was unsafe due to … Continue reading

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Back in the USSR

I began studying the Russian in my sophomore year in college. At the time my major was journalism and they required 2 years of a foreign language. I’d taken Spanish in high school but was never very good at it, … Continue reading

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