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A Minor Delay

November 21, 2009 by Lori 1 Comment

Krabi

Thailand’s Southern Coast, near AoNang, Krabi

Photos coming soon! When we re-launched The 3 Star Traveler we lost many of the original photos from posts. Lori is gradually working her way through past posts and uploading the photos once again. Check back soon!

It seems The 3 Star Traveler fell off the face of the earth a bit. After having a post ready to go once arriving in Chiang Mai, Thailand during our Southeast Asia trip in October it all went downhill from there. I had some problems with accessing my account that I won’t go into detail about. The important part is that all seems to be working correctly now!

The site will be up and running with regular posts soon. Thanks for sticking around and if this is your first visit – welcome!

Where am I off to next? How about a few days in Las Vegas before celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday!

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From Ex-pat to Traveler

September 30, 2009 by Lori 9 Comments

Maringá-PR, Brasil

Maringá-PR, Brasil

Photos coming soon! When we re-launched The 3 Star Traveler we lost many of the original photos from posts. Lori is gradually working her way through past posts and uploading the photos once again. Check back soon!

For the past two years I have been enjoying the expatriate life. While still traveling a fair amount during this time, I’ve had the opportunity to delve into a new culture; to learn the ins and outs of what makes a place work and try everything in my power to fit in. Despite not always being successful in my endeavors I have emerged a different person. I have learned an incredible amount about myself, some things I’m proud of and perhaps others I’d rather not admit.

In two days, my life will be changing once again. I leave Brazil behind with mixed emotions, and face the next step in my life with much anticipation. It likely helps that for the next month, before settling back into the U.S., my husband and I will be exploring Southeast Asia. An area each of us has great interest in – the food, the people, the landscape.

As I take this next step I am acutely aware of the fact that I am leaving expatriate life and returning to the life of a traveler. I would never trade my expat experience, but I am happy to simply be traveling once again.

Since my days of ex-pat life are over I feel the need to also transition to a blog that more adequately reflects my passions for travel. So if you’ve come from Blondie in Brazil, here I am. I’m not going anywhere.

You can check out the About Me and About the Blog pages to learn more. Then stay tuned because first stop…Southeast Asia!!!

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Hi! We're Dan and Lori, world travelers and former expats. This blog is our way of helping and encouraging travelers like you to get out there and see this beautiful world!

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