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Airbnb guilt

April 30, 2019 deenafrankel

In some communities, the locals have come to regard Airbnb a “pestilence.” But it doesn’t have to be. The travel ethics of short-term rentals.

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Posted in: Ethics, Stories, Texas, The South, Uncategorized, Wandering Filed under: airbnb, tourism, travel

Fear, anxiety & mosquitoes

April 4, 2019 deenafrankel 4 Comments

I met a friend in darkest Florida this week. We stayed at an 1870s old-Florida inn on the Baron River in Everglades City, decorated with trophy fish, stuffed otters, alligator jaws. I could almost see Teddy Roosevelt’s reflection in the varnished oxblood floors.

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Posted in: Revisiting the Past, Stories, Wandering Filed under: adventure, everglades, Florida, mosquitoes, solo travel, travel

Learning to wander

March 28, 2019 deenafrankel 8 Comments

All my life, I wanted to assuage my springtime restlessness with wandering and freedom that came without guilt or harm. Now here I am on a three-month wander, only to discover that wandering isn’t so easy after a lifetime of structured time.

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Posted in: Stories, Wandering Filed under: adventure, another roadside attraction, national parks, new river, shenandoah, travel

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