The Travel Chica

Live Simple. Consume Less. Experience More.

20 months, 1000s of photos… Help pick my prints!

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I have been back in my home in Columbus for five months. I still have blank walls and empty photo frames. I simply cannot decide which of my thousands of photos I want on my walls. So I need your help. And I want to give you something in return. Help me pick my prints […]

Peru in Photos

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I’ve taken quite a few trips to cities around the US, however, I still have not decided on my next international trip.  I want to return to South America to explore Peru one day soon.  I am probably the only backpacker who spent over a year on the continent without hiking Machu Picchu.  Do you […]

Coolest playground ever… for adults too!

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Rease raves about the City Museum. After my visit, I am ready to claim it to be the coolest thing in St. Louis and the coolest playground I have ever seen. The City museum is so unique and can by enjoyed by kids and adults. But if you don’t like kids running around, I recommend […]

Surprise! St. Louis has good beer

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I have to be honest.  I wasn’t expecting much of St. Louis. The Taste of St. Louis exceeded my expectations. Rease had mentioned some breweries, and I did some research of my own. Turns out St. Louis has some good beer. We visited three breweries (yep, in a weekend).  Here are my two favorites. Six […]

Tasty St. Louis

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Why did I spend a weekend in St. Louis? If you look at my photos, you might think my reason was to eat and drink. But my real reason was to visit Rease. You may remember her as my wino buddy in Buenos Aires. But yeah, we ate and drank a lot too The Taste […]

Knead: Local is Delicious

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I recently wrote about how much I love Portland and perhaps made it seem like I’m down on Columbus. Don’t get me wrong.  Columbus still has a lot of great stuff. That’s why I call the city home. Although it is not quite at the level of Portland, Columbus is making a lot of gains. […]