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  ## Fulfilling a Dream

  Has there ever been a country that has just called to you? Imploring you to visit? To explore its cities and roam its streets? To taste its foods and experience its culture? To buy its wares and immerse yourself in everything it has to offer? I have known many: Italy, Iceland, and Morocco, to be

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  ## When Plans Change

  It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since I packed my things into a storage unit, quit my job, left Austin, and embarked on a several-month journey to various places across this great planet. In fact, I’ve been “home” (in Pennsylvania) now and living a “normal” life again for 9 months, and

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  ## Mainstream Media and the Brainwashing of Americans

  This week I started an almost full-out war on my personal Facebook page. It started innocently enough: I posted a conversation I’d had with a guy who I think was initially trying to flirt with me, but ending up just being insulting and ignorant. Not to me, but to an entire country in general: Iran.

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  ## Books to Inspire Travel (and Love)

  When I was growing up, I had a wicked imagination. It ran wild with all sorts of ideas and stories, so it’s only fitting that I had and still have a deep and profound love for the written word and for well-crafted and well-written books. In the past few years, I’ve read some incredible books.

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  ## Ethics of Travel

  When I visited Dubai a few months ago, I ran across quite a few naysayers; people who disagreed with my choice to travel there because of their moral objections to the city. As a traveler (and wanna-be anthropologist), my goal is to visit and observe a place and its people. I am not there to

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  ## Best Travel Quotes (in Photos!)

  It’s no secret that I am kind of obsessed with Pinterest. I spend a lot of time on there curating my boards and finding new places to discover and quotes to inspire wanderlust (such as the one below, which I found on Pinterest). I decided to try my hand at creating a few of my

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  ## On the Concept of Home

  In my short 30 years on this planet, I have lived in more than 18 homes. Most of these have been centered around two geographic areas, but 18 different bedrooms, 18 different streets, and 18 different Zip codes nonetheless. When I decided to stay put in Pennsylvania for a while after my travels, I had

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  ## Traveling with an Anxiety Disorder

  I have touched on my issues with anxiety in other posts, but never fully in depth. I think a lot of people are unfamiliar with exactly what it means to have an anxiety disorder–instead thinking that sometimes those of us with one are perhaps just a bit too Type-A personality/high-strung. While that’s probably not a

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  ## In Remembrance

  With Memorial Day last week and today marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, I thought I’d write a post in remembrance of the soldiers who fought in WWII, and specifically, my grandpa, who was in five campaigns (including Normandy) and earned five Bronze Stars for his service.

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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 c
Happy Five-Year Anniversary with the city I love.
Ciao, 2024! You’ve had your ups and downs, but I’v
That’s a wrap on my 2024 travels! I’ve already boo
One month of living in my favorite city again. I’m
Guatemala was nothing short of perfection. 🥰
…and just like that, I moved back to Amsterdam ❤️
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I said
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 and
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) of
No matter where I travel or where I’ll ever live a
Sunset in Kuwait.
A New York sunset from the Hudson.
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