Reflections

Hey, guys! Check out some of our reflections from the road below!

These are some of our thoughts and observations from The Great Gallivanting. Get an inside look at what is going on inside our heads.

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How Did It Feel When...the "Desert" Welcomed You In?

The desert. My beloved Sahara. It has captured my heart forever. But so has the sea. I was once told that the sea is just as much a...

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How Did it Feel When...You Went Back to Iraq?

************** Disclaimer: This post is essentially the TL;DR version of my five-part Iraqi Kurdistan series. This post provides some of...

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Let's Talk About the War (Part Three): Broader Observations, Analyses, and Thoughts on the Never-Ending Conflict

************** Disclaimer: This is the third in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler. This post is...

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Let's Talk About the War (Part Two): Different Experiences in Different Countries

************** Disclaimer: This is the second in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler. This post is...

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Let's Talk About the War (Part One): The Impact on Tourism

************** Disclaimer (it's a long one): This is the first in a three-part series reflecting on the conflict in Gaza as a traveler....

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Why I Travel: New Experiences, Fast Friends

************** Disclaimer: This is the second in my "Why I Travel" series. This series is the story why I travel, my motivations,...

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How Did it Feel When...October 7th Happened?

************** This is a part of the "How did it feel when...?" series where I write about how certain events and experiences on the road...

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How did it Feel When...You Returned to the Sahara?

************** This is my first in what I am calling the "How did it feel when...?" series. In this series, I will be answering the...

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Contrasting My Experiences in Venice: Two Visits Six Years Apart

I went to Venice twice, six years apart. The experiences couldn't have been more different...

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Sectarian Conflict: Examining Gaza Through the Lense of Ireland

************** Disclaimer: This post comes on the heels of the October 2023 conflict in Gaza. A week before, I was engaging with members...

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The Troubles in Belfast: Conflicting Stories Tour

************** Disclaimer: This is a longer post which tackles some substantial political issues in Northern Ireland, some of which you...

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Virtue Signaling in Europe: My Observations from 90 Days in the Schengen Area

************** Disclaimer: These are my observations of individual social and cultural phenomenon that I observed during my time...

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Death in the Ring: Morality and Death in the World Bullfighting

************** Disclaimer: This post discusses bullfighting, specifically the killing of the bull. I understand that it is a...

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From Tourists to Aficionados: The Fair in Colmenar Viejo

This is a longer post which summarizes our week at a bullfighting fair and some of my reflections on it. -------------- Season tickets to...

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So We've Been Slacking...Kinda

Hey guys! So you may have noticed the videos have died off. Don't worry, we're still recording! We just noticed that our videos were...

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I Fell in Love with Bullfighting: A Reflection

Graphic Warning: This post discusses bullfighting, including injuries to toreros and the bulls, and shows a few pictures from the fights....

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Planning Budget Itineraries with ChatGPT: Our Thoughts

Hey, Guys! So we only had two days in Paris (including getting some admin stuff done), so we needed a quick way to establish an itinerary...

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Our Travel Blog!

How's it going guys? My name's Jack, and welcome to our travel blog! Here in this section, Jo and I will post reflections from our...

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