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      • United States
        • Arizona
          • Sedona . . . Finally.
          • Sonoran Sojourn: Bikepacking in Arizona’s Sky Islands (a blog takeover by the husband)
          • A Hybrid Trip to Phoenix, Arizona
          • Seeking Travel Ideas: Like Tucson, But Different
        • California
          • A Death Valley Christmas
          • In Love With Death: A Blog Takeover by The Husband
          • Summer Travel is Imminent: California Wine Country, Here We Come!
          • California Wine Country, Part 1: Arriving in Napa
          • Sonoma County Wine Tasting
          • California Wine Country, Part 2: Santa Rosa Catsit
          • California Wine Country, Part 3: Bodega Bay
          • Palm Springs Spring Break, Part 1: Destination Capitulation
          • Palm Springs Spring Break, Part 2: Desolation, Exploration, & Inspiration
          • Palm Springs Spring Break, Part 3: Relaxation & Rejuvenation in Civilization
          • Palm Springs Doors
          • A Photo Journey: Death Valley National Park
          • Long Live Spontaneity: Death Valley National Park
        • Colorado
          • Hot Springs Loop Add-On: Breckenridge, Colorado
          • Who Put the Spring in Glenwood Springs?
          • Colorado Hot Springs Loop, Part 1: Glenwood Springs
          • Plan B Travels: Cycling the Colorado National Monument
          • Plan B Travels: An Unexpected Adventure in Ouray, Colorado
          • Plan B Travels: In the Dumps in Fairplay, Colorado
          • Plan B Travels: Wrapping It Up in Estes Park, Colorado
          • Another Fun Petsit: Beaver Creek, Colorado
          • An Ode to Quirky Leadville, Colorado
        • Minnesota
          • Clearly I’ll Do Anything for a Post: The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
          • Travel: Long-n-Strong or Short-n-Sweet?
          • Clearly, I’ll Do Anything for a Post: Visiting the Spam® Museum
        • Nebraska
          • Dear Nebraska, We Need to Talk…
        • New Mexico
          • A Photo Journey: Hot Air Ballooning in Albuquerque
          • White Sands? No. White Gypsum.
        • Texas
          • And the Winner is… San Antonio?!
          • San Antonio, Texas: The Riverwalk & Beyond
          • Stairways to Heaven: Riverwalk Stairways, San Antonio, Texas
          • Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, Texas
        • Utah
          • Plan B Travels: Hiking & Cycling in Southern Utah
          • Not As Advertised: Bikepacking the San Rafael Swell in Utah
          • A Photo Journey: Bryce Canyon National Park
          • A Photo Journey: Arches National Park
          • A Photo Journey: Climbing Angels’ Landing in Utah
          • Butt Clenching on the Moki Dugway, Utah
        • Washington
          • Three Days in Seattle – A Petsitter’s Tale, Part 2: Sightseeing
        • Wisconsin
          • Me? Vacation in Wisconsin? Never!
      • Europe
        • United Kingdom
          • Prepping for Travel: Learning Welsh
          • UK Road Trip, Part 1: Family Time in Newark
          • UK Road Trip, Part 2: The Peak District
          • UK Road Trip, Part 3: Wales
          • UK Road Trip, Part 4: Ludlow & the Shropshire Hills AONB
          • UK Road Trip, Part 5: London
        • France
          • Seeing the Tour de France in Person
          • Metro Misery in the City of Light
          • Episode 4: The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Hated
          • Happy Accidents in International Cycling #1: France
          • Near Misses and a Direct Hit: Driving in France
        • Italy
          • Oh, The People You Meet: Siena, Italy
          • Happy Accidents in International Cycling #2: Italy
        • Spain
          • ¿Barcelona?
      • Asia
        • Laos & Cambodia
          • Things We Learned From the Travel Medicine Doctor: Laos/Cambodia Edition
          • And We’re Off…
          • Laos, Days 1-2: Cycling & Sightseeing
          • Laos, Day 3: The Journey to Nong Khiaw
          • Laos, Day 4+: Hiking, Remote Villages, and One Really Bad Indian Meal
          • Laos, Day 5: Queasy Kayaking
          • Day 6: The Journey to Cambodia and a Meal for Adventurous Carnivores
          • Cambodia, Days 7-8: Wat a Fabulous Couple of Days!
          • Cambodia, Days 9-10: New Year’s Eve & Day on a Sacred Buddhist Mountain
          • Southeast Asia to Midwest America Jet Lag: What Fresh Hell is This?
          • Is R.E.I.’s Laos-Cambodia Multisport Adventure Right for You?
          • Faces of Laos & Cambodia
    • Travel Essays
      • Narrowing Down Travel Destinations – Not As Much Fun As You’d Think
      • Traveling Has Me Puzzled
      • Handcuffed to Delta? (sigh) Maybe just a little . . .
      • Trivia for the Travel Lover
      • Delta Platinum vs. Delta Reserve: Shootout at the Credit Card Corral
      • International Travel is on the Horizon!
      • The Travel Bucket List Party & Fundraiser!
      • Should I Stay or Should I Go: Savannah, Georgia
      • Sonoran Sojourn: Bikepacking in Arizona’s Sky Islands (a blog takeover by the husband)
      • My Travel-Themed Interview on WordPress.com Favorites
      • 2022 Is Shaping Up to Be a Decent (Domestic) Travel Year
      • A COVID Christmas Carol (A Blog Takeover by The Husband)
      • Getting Back to America If You Contract COVID Abroad: A Handy Guide
      • Uncertainty & Stress, Joy & Cheer, Illness & Disappointment: It’s Christmas in England!
      • Car Rental Tips
      • Nervous But Committed: Why I’m Traveling Abroad During the Pandemic
      • COVID Sucks The Joy Out of Travel Planning
      • Thoughts on Air Travel
      • I Hereby Rescind My Earlier Post On Air Travel
      • Prepping for Travel: Learning Welsh
      • A Travel Running Run-In
      • Not Your Ordinary Travel Adventure
      • Not Having Summer Travel Plans Is Just About Killing Me
      • Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Travel?
      • Oh the Places I’ve Been: Breadth vs. Depth
      • How Far Ahead Do YOU Plan?
      • “Missing” Christmas to Travel
      • The Dust-Farm-Pail List
      • It’s a Small World After All
      • AirBnB vs. Traditional Accommodations: A First-Timer’s Perspective
      • Things I Learned from Rick Steves’ Travel Skills Class
      • Things I Learned from my Travel Agent
      • Anyong Haseyo, Incheon Airport!
      • This & That: Random Observations About England
      • Travel Photos As Mid-Winter Therapy
      • Travel & Travel Planning Mistakes: I Made Them So You Don’t Have To, Part 1
      • Travel & Travel Planning Mistakes: I Made Them So You Don’t Have To, Part 2
      • Stuff I Bought & What I Thought: A Critical Analysis of Travel Gadgetry & Paraphernalia
      • (More) Stuff I Bought & What I Thought: A(nother) Critical Analysis of Travel Gadgetry & Paraphernalia
      • Are You a Cabin Person?
      • Travel Suggestions Needed!
      • Watch Your Language!
      • Is a Viking® River Cruise Right for You?
      • The “What to Eat Where” List
      • The “What to Hear Where” List
      • On Traveling Overseas with Bicycles
      • On Traveling Overseas with Bicycles: How it All Played Out
      • Dueling Adventures: Bikepacking in Utah vs. Staycation
      • The Ten-Day Travel Photo Challenge Recap
      • Travel Planning: Almost as Much Fun as the Trip Itself! (And the Birth Story of this Blog)
    • When Bad Things Happen to Good Travelers
      • Episode 1: The Layover of a Lifetime
      • Episode 2: The Jamaica/Airport Curse Strikes Again
      • Episode 3: The Ocean Ate My Wedding Ring
      • Episode 4: The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Hated
      • Episode 5: Not a Stellar Trip
      • Episode 6: A Compendium of Childhood Travel Follies
    • Travel Trailer Tales
      • Delayed Gratification: Travel Trailer 2.0
      • Butt Clenching on the Moki Dugway, Utah
      • Bobbie the Travel Trailer: An Adoption Story
      • For Once, I’m Ahead of the Curve: The Travel Trailer
      • Until We Meet Again, Dear Bobbie
    • Hiking & Other Mountain Travel Adventures
      • Hiking the “Easiest” 14er: Quandary Peak
      • Three $ummits for the Price of Four: Hiking Colorado’s DeCaLiBroN
      • Scree & Talus & Boulders, Oh My! Climbing Colorado’s Mt. Sneffels
      • Lost? Kind of: A Hike in the French Alps and a Failing of the English Language
      • “Hiking” Wales’ Highest Peak: Mount Snowdon via Crib Goch
      • Climbing 14ers: The 3rd Mountain’s the Charm… Sort Of
    • Petsitting & Traveling
      • Petsitting – My Latest Obsession and a New Way to Travel?
      • Three Days in Seattle – A Petsitter’s Tale, Part 1: Petsitting
      • Another Fun Petsit: Beaver Creek, Colorado
      • California Wine Country, Part 2: Santa Rosa Catsit
    • Doors & Windows
      • Travel Opens Doors
      • Travel Opens Doors II
      • Travel Opens Doors III
      • Travel Opens Doors IV
      • Windows of the World
      • Palm Springs Doors
  • Other Writing
    • Random Musings
      • Midwest Hoarfrost
      • Hooked
      • From Scoffer to Believer: Sports Recovery Edition
      • Immersive Van Gogh
      • I’ve Finally Cracked the Lunch Code
      • Home Construction? Yes. During a Pandemic? No.
      • Little Things That Are Oddly Satisfying
      • You Can Learn a Lot About People From Their Christmas Ornaments
      • Keeping Up a Holiday Tradition in the Time of Coronavirus
      • Well Thank God That’s Over!
      • Coronavirus Captivity Update: The Travel Architect Goes Slightly Mad
      • Coronavirus, Crises, and Coping Methods
      • British by Marriage, or What It’s Like Having an English Expat Husband
      • National Donut Day? Sure. Why Not?
      • This Is Me – Warts and All…
      • Snow Day!!!
      • Bracing for the Deep Freeze
      • Rooting for the team: (sigh) I’m going to give it a try
      • Mice and Snakes
      • The Christmas Letter: A Strange American Holiday Tradition?
      • Should This Thanksgiving Tradition Be Banned?
      • Coffee & Donuts
    • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging
      • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #4: Georgetown, Colorado, USA
      • 2000 = A TON
      • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #3: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
      • Outstanding Blogger Award
      • There Are 1000 of You!
      • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #2: Bangkok, Thailand
      • Blogger Recognition Award
      • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #1: Luang Prabang, Laos
      • A Satanic Following?
      • Blog Chat…10 Questions for The Travel Architect — Life…one big adventure
      • The Travel Architect and Rivergirl. — A Post by Paul Dance – Writer
      • The Sunshine Blogger Award
      • It’s Finally Happened: I’m Suffering From a Case of the Dreaded Blog Clog
      • Blogging Milestone: 100 Followers!
      • How blogging has hijacked my (formerly balanced) life
      • How blogging is like selling things at a craft fair
      • Travel Planning: Almost as Much Fun as the Trip Itself! (And the Birth Story of this Blog)
    • Adventures in Pet Parenting
      • Party of Five – One Year In
      • Welcome to Our Quadruped-Centered Life
      • Pupdate!
      • The Tale of Bun 4: Walter*
      • The Tale of Bun 3: Stanley*
      • The Tale of Bun 2: Gertie*
      • The Tale of Bun 1: Maxwell*
      • Another Piece of my Heart *poof*… Gone.
      • Not All Homecomings Are Good
      • Hating Cats is a Learned Behavior: Part 2 – the Unlearning
      • Hating Cats is a Learned Behavior: Part 1 – the Learning
      • Pet Parenting: The Early Years
  • Travel Podcast
    • Travel Architect Podcast
      • Podcast Episode 112: Jamaican Me Crazy
      • Podcast Episode 111: Crepuscular
      • Podcast Episode 110: Declare Your Bananas!
      • Podcast Episode 109: Speaking of Death . . .
      • Podcast Episode 108: Finally, Some Real Travel News
      • Podcast Episode 107: Am I Feeling Greece-y?
      • Podcast Episode 106: Consider the Word “Dump”
      • Podcast Episode 105: Better Than a Radio Talk Show?
      • Podcast Episode 104: Gotcha! Journalism
      • Podcast Episode 103: The Cuddly Killers of Oz
      • Podcast Episode 102: Antipodal Deltiology
      • Podcast Episode 101: Travel Trivia, G&Ts, & Desserts From Around the World
      • Podcast Episode 100: The 100th Episode!
      • Podcast Episode 99: Rocky Road Trip Recollections, Part 2
      • Podcast Episode 98: Rocky Road Trip Recollections, Part 1
      • Podcast Episode 97: School’s Out For Some…er
      • Podcast Episode 96: MIAMI adVICE
      • Podcast Episode 95: So Kitschy
      • Podcast Episode 94: ‘Dona, ‘Zona & Part 2 of Tucson, Too!
      • Podcast Episode 93: Bikepacking in the Borderlands
      • Podcast Episode 92: Didn’t Seas the Day
      • Podcast Episode 91: The Not-So-Super Bowl Sunday Episode
      • Podcast Episode 90: Catastrophic Christmas – A Recap
      • Podcast Episode 89: Travel-Planning Woes – Omicron Edition
      • Podcast Episode 88: Holidays, Museums, & Irresponsible Pillow Choices
      • Podcast Episode 87: Travel Talk – Phoenix
      • Podcast Episode 86: Delta (Airlines) Strikes Again
      • Podcast Episode 85: Extremophiles
      • Podcast Episode 84: What an Odyssey!
      • Podcast Episode 83: A Tidy Title Eludes Us
      • Podcast Episode 82: Two Pods for the Price of One – Part II
      • Podcast Episode 81: Sitting Cats & Riding Bikes in Wine Country
      • Podcast Episode 80: We’re Back & We’re Travelin’
      • Podcast Episode 79: Travel Talk – Colorado Cycling Obstacles & Work-Arounds
      • Podcast Episode 78: Travel Talk – Wine Country Travel Plans
      • Podcast Episode 77: Travel Talk – Comparing Cities
      • Podcast Episode 76: Travel Talk – Deserts & Pools
      • Podcast Episode 75: Zip It
      • Podcast Episode 74: Thy Father is a Gorbellied Codpiece
      • Podcast Episode 73: Travel Talk with the Construction Guy, Part II
      • Podcast Episode 72: Travel Talk with the Construction Guy, Part I
      • Podcast Episode 71: Going Off-Piste
      • Podcast Episode 70: Not Waffles!
      • Podcast Episode 69: Running the Table… Or Is It the Gauntlet?
      • Podcast Episode 68: The Husband Blows Hot & Cold
      • Podcast Episode 67: The Travel Architect Knows Romance
      • Podcast Episode 66: Architecture Commences
      • Podcast Episode 65: Virus, Vaccines, & Passports, Oh My!
      • Podcast Episode 64: When’s The Last Time You Hugged a Squirrel?
      • Podcast Episode 63: What’s a Womble?
      • Podcast Episode 62: Burger Holder
      • Podcast Episode 61: Netflix Blues
      • Podcast Episode 60: It’s a Festivus Miracle!
      • Podcast Episode 59: Two Pods for the Price of One
      • Podcast Episode 58: Potato Chip Wars
      • Podcast Episode 57: The Upbeat Episode
      • Podcast Episode 56: Calaces & Pastles
      • Podcast Episode 55: The Wallace & Gromit Line
      • Podcast Episode 54: Ziggurats & Cugly Bunnies
      • Podcast Episode 53: Hey Siri!
      • Podcast Episode 52: What Rhymes with Plitvice?
      • Podcast Episode 51: Epic Kitchen Fails
      • Podcast Episode 50: Time Horizons
      • Podcast Episode 49: Coasteering
      • Podcast Episode 48: The Italian Job
      • Podcast Episode 47: My Body is a Temple
      • Podcast Episode 46: Taste Crime
      • Podcast Episode 45: Ger/Yurt
      • Podcast Episode 44: Spam . . . a lot
      • Podcast Episode 43: Choddy & Schlocky
      • Podcast Episode 42: DeCaLiBron
      • Podcast Episode 41: WTF?
      • Podcast Episode 40: Greatest Hits
      • Podcast Episode 39: Sobriquets
      • Podcast Episode 38: A Tweetment for What Ails You
      • Podcast Episode 37: Lima Bean Respect
      • Podcast Episode 36: Easter Bonnets
      • Podcast Episode 35: Fossiliferous
      • Podcast Episode 34: April Fool Switcheroo
      • Podcast Episode 33: Coronavirus Cancellations
      • Podcast Episode 32: Business Class
      • Podcast Episode 31: Leap Day Lessons
      • Podcast Episode 30: Rugby, Too?!
      • Podcast Episode 29: Get Your Liver Off My Pizza!
      • Podcast Episode 28: $700?!
      • Podcast Episode 27: It Takes Five Days
      • Podcast Episode 24: Cambodian Capers
      • Podcast Episode 26: Stumped by FCO
      • Podcast Episode 23: Laos Livin’
      • Podcast Episode 25: Lost in Transit
      • Podcast Episode 22: Incheon State of Mind
      • Podcast Episode 21: Interrobang
      • Podcast Episode 20: Dugong A-Go-Go
      • Podcast Episode 19: Bickerfest
      • Podcast Episode 18: Semicolon
      • Podcast Episode 17: Via Ferrata
      • Podcast Episode 16: Produce Misting
      • Podcast Episode 15: Off by 150
      • Podcast Episode 14: Penultimate
      • Podcast Episode 13: F-bombs
      • Podcast Episode 12: Sheep
      • Podcast Episode 11: Nigel
      • Podcast Episode 10: Castles
      • Podcast Episode 9: Pizza
      • Podcast Episode 8: Vail
      • Podcast Episode 7: Mt. Elbert
      • Podcast Episode 5: Travel Medicine
      • Podcast Episode 4: Travel Insurance
      • Podcast Episode 3: Sculpture Lover?
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      • Podcast Episode 1: The Travel Architect & The Husband Team Up to Chat About Travel (Mostly)
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Category: Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blog Buddy Meet-Up #4: Georgetown, Colorado, USA

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on July 1, 2022August 26, 2022
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

2000 = A TON

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on September 29, 2021
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blog Buddy Meet-Up #3: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on June 25, 2021July 1, 2022
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Outstanding Blogger Award

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

A Test for Bloglovin’

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 18, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

There Are 1000 of You!

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 9, 2020May 8, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blog Buddy Meet-Up #2: Bangkok, Thailand

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on April 10, 2020April 11, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blogger Recognition Award

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blog Buddy Meet-Up #1: Luang Prabang, Laos

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on January 17, 2020April 11, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

A Satanic Following?

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on December 13, 2019December 14, 2019
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  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blog Chat…10 Questions for The Travel Architect — Life…one big adventure

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
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  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

The Travel Architect and Rivergirl. — A Post by Paul Dance – Writer

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

The Sunshine Blogger Award

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on September 27, 2019February 5, 2020
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

It’s Finally Happened: I’m Suffering From a Case of the Dreaded Blog Clog

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on June 11, 2019September 21, 2019
  • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging

Blogging vs. Gardening: An Epic Battle for Supremacy

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 24, 2019May 20, 2020

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