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Megan 2021-03-11T13:05:26-05:00

#### One-Year Amsterdam Anniversary!

Megan 2021-03-11T13:05:26-05:00March 11th, 2021|0 Comments

I’ve tried to write this post a few times, a bit unsure of where to start or even where to go. How do you sum up a year of living in a new city, country,

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Megan 2020-05-04T06:03:10-04:00

#### An Amsterdam Update

Megan 2020-05-04T06:03:10-04:00May 4th, 2020|0 Comments

I’ve now been living in Amsterdam for just about two months. It was a strange thing to move to a new country just before a global pandemic was announced and everything shut down. I had

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Megan 2020-03-01T14:52:38-05:00

#### Meganotravels is Moving.. to Amsterdam!

Megan 2020-03-01T14:52:38-05:00March 1st, 2020|0 Comments

You read that right. I’ve decided to pack up my life in the United States and move it across the pond to Amsterdam. And it’s happening in less than 10 days from now!

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Megan 2019-04-18T13:38:15-04:00

#### Cairo: The Middle East of my Dreams

Megan 2019-04-18T13:38:15-04:00April 22nd, 2019|0 Comments

When I left Jordan, you’ll recall I felt a bit disappointed by the country. I wanted and needed more. I needed my senses to be challenged and I needed some kind of shock to the

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Megan 2019-04-01T16:58:32-04:00

#### Unpopular Opinion: Jordan is Just Okay

Megan 2019-04-01T16:58:32-04:00April 15th, 2019|0 Comments

I know I might catch some flak for this, but Jordan was just okay. I wasn’t blown away by it, but I also didn’t hate it. It was just a middle-of-the-road destination for me. I’d

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Megan 2019-04-01T16:54:25-04:00

#### The Wonders of the Red Sea

Megan 2019-04-01T16:54:25-04:00April 11th, 2019|0 Comments

By far the biggest and most impressive surprise of my whole trip to Jordan ended up being the Red Sea. Whenever there’s an option to go on a boat for a day, you’ll find me

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Megan 2019-04-01T15:54:14-04:00

#### Bedouin Camping in Wadi Rum

Megan 2019-04-01T15:54:14-04:00April 8th, 2019|0 Comments

I love a good night camping in a desert under a blanket of stars, when it’s cold out and you sit around a fire and roast some marshmallows and tell stories and hear about different

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Megan 2019-04-01T15:03:51-04:00

#### Dead Sea Disappointment

Megan 2019-04-01T15:03:51-04:00April 4th, 2019|0 Comments

Visiting the Dead Sea is one of those things that you are supposed to do when you go to Jordan. Loads of people have it on their bucket lists and want to have those quintessential

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Megan 2019-04-01T14:23:16-04:00

#### Enjoying Petra by Night

Megan 2019-04-01T14:23:16-04:00April 1st, 2019|0 Comments

When I decided to book a three-week trip over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, what I hadn’t anticipated was spending a night out getting shitfaced (falling down drunk on Nashville’s Broadway and having a

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Megan 2019-02-11T12:55:59-05:00

#### I Went To A Bullfight (So You Don’t Have To)

Megan 2019-02-11T12:55:59-05:00February 6th, 2019|0 Comments

(Warning: the first three photos don’t contain any images of animal cruelty. You may want to quickly scroll past the others and just read the content if you are triggered

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Megan 2021-02-14T09:08:04-05:00

#### Awkward Spa Moments Abroad

Megan 2021-02-14T09:08:04-05:00May 12th, 2018|1 Comment

One of my favorite parts of traveling to cheaper countries is the option of spa services at a much lower rate than you’d find in most of the Westernized world. In the United States, you’ll

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Megan 2019-02-11T13:18:04-05:00

#### The Magic of St Martin: Everything You Need to Know About this Tropical Paradise

Megan 2019-02-11T13:18:04-05:00September 22nd, 2017|0 Comments

St Martin, an island run by both the Dutch and French, sits in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Tourists from around the globe flock to the island to relax under the sun, enjoy

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### Who is Meganotravels?

Hey, I’m Megan! I’m a full-time consultant and run
a non-profit on the side. And when I’m not doing those
things—I’m traveling! I’m on a mission to travel,
photograph, and write about the world.

Hope you’ll follow along!

### What is “Megano?”

An “Italian” name (rhymes with “Figaro”) given to me
by a friend before I studied abroad in Rome. I had to be
more Italian, you see. It’s stuck ever since.

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My 2025 wrapped up: lots of learning Dutch, a coup
Four years ago today in Paris. I need a weekend ci
I underestimated how emotional I’d be today when
Happy Five-Year Anniversary with the city I love.
Ciao, 2024! You’ve had your ups and downs, but I
That’s a wrap on my 2024 travels! I’ve already
Guatemala was nothing short of perfection. 🥰
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I
I miss open curtains and beautiful canal views and
Mornings in Amsterdam looked a little different th
2023 was undoubtedly the hardest year of my life.
It’s been 10 years since I was last in Morocco a
One of the best parts of being in the states again
Today we said goodbye to dad after his 18-month ba
I’m not sure how to sum up 3 years (and 3 days)
No matter where I travel or where I’ll ever live
Sunset in Kuwait.
A New York sunset from the Hudson.
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