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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

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About this site

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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