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Types of Free Walking Tour Guide Personas
25 Mar 2016

Types of Free Walking Tour Guide Personas

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 2

In Europe, one of the best ways to meet people, learn about history, and spend a day cheaply is doing a free walking tour. These are in every city, sometimes put on by volunteers from hostels but always put on … Continued

europe travel, free walking tours, tour guides, walking tour
I Love Trains; I Hate Trains
24 Mar 2016

I Love Trains; I Hate Trains

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 2

I love trains. This train leaving Venice, especially. This train has seats that are slightly curved so they match the natural arch of your back and eliminate the need for a lower back pillow. This train has little tray tables … Continued

backpacker, trains, travel
A Note on Hostel Friendships
2 Mar 2016

A Note on Hostel Friendships

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 0

A journey is best measured in friends, not miles. | Tim Cahill  ~ I’ve always been the type to have friends from lots of different groups. The housemates, the newspaper friends, the music friends, the writing friends, the artistic friends, … Continued

europe travel, hostel travel, solo travel, travel
My Current Job Occupation is to Enjoy Life
29 Feb 2016

My Current Job Occupation is to Enjoy Life

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 0

In college, I was so busy that I felt panicked when I had nothing to do. I could not accept the concept of free time as a time to do nothing. Free time was spent going to extra lectures that … Continued

thoughts while travelling, travel, travel thoughts
Patti Smith Speaks Two Languages in Madrid
28 Feb 2016

Patti Smith Speaks Two Languages in Madrid

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 2

A year ago in mid February, I held hands with the rock goddess and bohemian poetry legend Patti Smith. It was midway through a show at the Arlington Theater in downtown Santa Barbara, halfway through my last year at college. … Continued

casa de libres, madrid, patti smith
Flightplan: Aeroflot was Not a Flop
17 Feb 2016

Flightplan: Aeroflot was Not a Flop

by admin | posted in: Lifestyle | 2

I scored my ticket to Barcelona for a mere $394. My godsend was the low-budget Russian airline Aeroflot, which sends out 600 inexpensive flights a day, provided they have a layover (or end up) in Moscow. Aeroflot is happy to … Continued

aeroflot, airline review, backpacker travel, cheap flights

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This glorious little slice of the intrawebs is a side project of Audrey Bachelder, a recent UCSB grad who decided that a post-college three month trip to Europe was the thing to do. Pens, Planes, and People documents this journey and adventures in Southern California afterwards.

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