Author: Aheli
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72 Hours in Amsterdam
I’ve wanted to go to Amsterdam for as long as I can remember. Somehow I’d made it to Schiphol airport twelve times before but never managed to leave the departure gates. So when it came time to plan my own 30th birthday trip- Amsterdam was the perfect choice. I ended up doing a lot of…
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Meet the Parents
Most people worry about the first time they meet their significant other’s parents. I get it, first impressions can be rough. For me, I wasn’t worried about meeting G’s family. I was worried about actually making it to San Antonio to meet his family. December 2015 I had (in my future defense) just come back from…
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Postcards from Cartagena
After a nudge from a dear friend, I decided to take a morning break from start-up life to return to this blog. Given the misty weather in New York, I thought I’d start with a nod to one of the warmer wanders. Cartagena, Colombia For G’s big 3-0, we decided to avoid crowded New York clubs in lieu…
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The Donkey Tales from Santorini
Santorini, Greece: April 2010 Back while I was studying in Edinburgh, Steph, Allie*, and I decided to take a cruise across Venice, Croatia and about five different Greek Islands. We had just finished a rather exhaustive finals period and we were looking forward a week of doing absolutely nothing. Our vacation routine was quite regimented.…