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Katka Travels Travel Narrative Monday: July 4, 2007

20 Monday May 2013

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Ghana, narrative, Travel, travel blog, travel narrative, travel story, travel writing, writing

Our 4th of July Feast
None of us had realized that it was the Fourth of July.  Days in Ghana sort of blur together.  Schedules don’t really exist.  Calendars weren’t of use to the people we lived and worked with.  If a day or event was important, they just new when it would occur.
I… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1502

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Katka Travels Travel Narrative Monday: Prop 8

13 Monday May 2013

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Charleston, gay rights, narrative, Travel, travel blog, travel narrative, travel story, travel writing, vignette, writing

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I’m not a very politically active person.  I have never voted in my entire life.  Politics is just too big of a commitment for me; I will state my educated views, but that’s about it.  Yet, if there is an opportunity for me to extend my civic duty that doesn’t require too… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1490

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Katka Travels Travel Narrative Monday: Language Lessons

06 Monday May 2013

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Czech Republic, language, narrative, Prague, Travel, travel blog, travel narrative, travel story, travel writing

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There’s a rumor floating about the world, that nowadays, everyone speaks at least a little English.
That’s simply not true.
So I reasoned that those working in the central tourist districts must speak English. After all, their main clientele was garish, English-speaking… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1474

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 26: #Žilina

30 Tuesday Apr 2013

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atozchallenge, blogging from a to z, narrative, Slovak, Slovakia, Travel, travel blog, travel writing, writing, Žilina

Hiking near an abandoned castle
Žilina is a city in Slovakia.
I lived in Žilina for a few months while volunteering at the Stanica arts center. It was a place my school had visited for cross-cultural comparison reasons, and I ended up falling in love with it. There is such a lively youth… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1450

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 12: #London

14 Sunday Apr 2013

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My first time in London, at Tower Bridge
London is the capital of England.
The first time I went to London, I was a senior in high school.  It was the first time I had ever traveled outside of the country.  It was my first trans-atlantic flight.  We were getting ready to put on a production… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1387

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Katka Travels My Latest for Travel Origins Narrative Magazine: An Internet chatroom and a drug dealer in London

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Although I’ve just gotten a recent promotion at Matador Network, I still like to spread my work to other sites for exposure to different audiences.  Brandon over at Eye and Pen has recently started a new publication called Travel Origins Narrative Magazine.  He collects bizarre stories… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1342

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 9: #Iceland

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Iceland has some super cool street art ©KatkaTravels
Iceland is a country in Northern Europe.
After watching a Travel Channel show about Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, the chilly country became a place on my bucket list. When I saw how close it was to the United States (a mere four and a half… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1276

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 5: #Edinburgh

05 Friday Apr 2013

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atozchallenge, blogging from a to z, Edinburgh, narrative, Scotland, Travel, travel blog, travel narrative, travel photo, travel photography, travel story, travel writing, vignette, writing

View of St. Giles from the Royal Mile ©KatkaTravels
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.
I didn’t know what to really expect during my week-long trip to Edinburgh. Apparently I’m Scotch-Irish, but the only real things I knew about Scotland were Loch Ness (I used to be obsessed… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1347

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 4: #Dachau Concentration Camp

04 Thursday Apr 2013

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The entrance of Dachau Concentration Camp ©KatkaTravels
Dachau is a former concentration camp located outside of Munich, Germany.
In Krakow, I’d opted out of visiting Auschwitz based on the recommendation of a friend. “It’s become more of a tourist attraction than a… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1270

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Katka Travels #AtoZChallenge Day 2: Budapest

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

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The Fisherman’s Bastion ©KatkaTravels
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary, located in Eastern Europe.
It was the first city I’d ever traveled to completely on my own.  “I’m going to Budapest for three days,” I remember telling my parents.  “Without any… http://katkatravels.com/?p=1268

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