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    • By Destination
      • 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
          • Minnesota Must-Do: Watershed Spa + Baths
          • Clearly I’ll Do Anything for a Post: Highpointing in Northern 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.
        • South Carolina
          • Going to Charleston? Read this.
          • Charming Charleston
        • Texas
          • 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!
      • Canada
        • A Quick Trip to Toronto, Canada
      • Europe
        • Andorra
          • Andorra: The Adventure Encounters Some Ups and Downs
        • France
          • Toulouse, France: The Adventure Comes to a Close
          • Carcassonne, France: The Adventure Gets Epic
          • Camon, France: The Adventure Gets Officially Beautiful
          • Foix, France: The Adventure Gets Historic
          • Ax-les-Thermes, France: The Adventure Gets Short & Sweet
          • L’Expédition Pyrenees [Objectif Tourmalet]: A Blog Takeover by The Husband
          • French Pyrenees: The Adventure Gets Scenic
          • Toulouse, France: The Adventure Begins
          • 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
        • Portugal
          • Portugal: Love for Lisbon
          • Portugal: Praise for Porto
        • 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
          • This & That: Random Observations About England
      • The Caucasus
        • Armenia
          • Yerevan, Armenia
          • Yerevan, Armenia: Part 2
          • A Day Trip from Yerevan, Armenia
          • Armenia: The Road to Dilijan
        • Azerbaijan
          • A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1: Modern Baku, Azerbaijan
          • A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2: Old City Baku, Azerbaijan
          • Azerbaijan: The Adventurous Road to Sheki
          • Sheki, Azerbaijan
        • Republic of Georgia
          • Georgia On My Mind: Tbilisi, Georgia
          • Georgia on my Mind: Tbilisi, Georgia, Part 2
          • No More Chacha! A Two-Day Wine Tour of Georgia’s Kakheti Region, Day 1
      • Caribbean
        • Aruba
        • Jamaica
          • Jamaica: A Tale of Four Visits, Part I
          • Jamaica: A Tale of Four Visits, Part II
      • Mexico & Central America
        • Mexico
          • Mexico. At Long Last.
      • 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
      • Oceania
        • Australia
          • Australia: Sydney
          • Australia: Perth, Fremantle, & the Indian Pacific Railway
          • Australia: The Blue Mountains
          • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #8: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
          • Australia: Uluru
          • An Australian Photo Essay by The Husband
    • Travel Essays
      • Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Noteworthy Moments in Travel
        • A Travel Running Run-In
        • Not Your Ordinary Travel Adventure
        • Lucky Breaks in Travel
        • I Hereby Rescind My Earlier Post On Air Travel
        • It’s a Small World After All
        • Is a Viking® River Cruise Right for You?
        • On Traveling Overseas with Bicycles: How it All Played Out
        • Dueling Adventures: Bikepacking in Utah vs. Staycation
      • The Whole Damn English COVID Christmas Saga
        • Nervous But Committed: Why I’m Traveling Abroad During the Pandemic
        • Omigod, Omicron! COVID Travel Abroad Is Not for the Faint of Heart
        • Uncertainty & Stress, Joy & Cheer, Illness & Disappointment: It’s Christmas in England!
        • Getting Back to America If You Contract COVID Abroad: A Handy Guide
        • A COVID Christmas Carol (A Blog Takeover by The Husband)
      • Travel Pondering & Planning
        • Caucasus Travel Planning Problems & How I Solved Them
        • A Caucasus Teaser
        • France & Andorra: Things I’d Do Differently
        • Destination 2025: Georgia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan!
        • Savannah Schmavannah. We’re Going to Charleston!
        • This Summer’s New Year’s Resolution: Trying to Pack Lightly
        • The Australia Travel Puzzle is Starting to Take Shape
        • Planning for Portugal!
        • Prepping for Travel: Learning Portuguese
        • A Gift for the List-Loving Traveler
        • The Dust-Farm-Pail List
        • Narrowing Down Travel Destinations – Not As Much Fun As You’d Think
        • International Travel is on the Horizon!
        • 2022 Is Shaping Up to Be a Decent (Domestic) Travel Year
        • Should I Stay or Should I Go: Savannah, Georgia
        • Car Rental Tips
        • COVID Sucks The Joy Out of Travel Planning
        • Prepping for Travel: Learning Welsh
        • How Far Ahead Do YOU Plan?
        • Things I Learned from Rick Steves’ Travel Skills Class
        • And the Winner is… San Antonio?!
        • Things I Learned from my Travel Agent
        • 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
        • Travel Suggestions Needed!
        • On Traveling Overseas with Bicycles
        • The “What to Eat Where” List
        • The “What to Hear Where” List
        • ¿Barcelona?
        • Watch Your Language!
        • Travel Planning: Almost as Much Fun as the Trip Itself! (And the Birth Story of this Blog)
      • Giddy for Travel Accessories
      • Thoughts on Air Travel
      • Oh the Places I’ve Been: Breadth vs. Depth
      • “Missing” Christmas to Travel
      • Delta Platinum vs. Delta Reserve: Shootout at the Credit Card Corral
      • Handcuffed to Delta? (sigh) Maybe just a little . . .
      • The Travel Bucket List Party & Fundraiser!
      • Trivia for the Travel Lover
      • My Travel-Themed Interview on WordPress.com Favorites
      • Not Having Summer Travel Plans Is Just About Killing Me
      • Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Travel?
      • AirBnB vs. Traditional Accommodations: A First-Timer’s Perspective
      • Anyong Haseyo, Incheon Airport!
      • 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?
      • Traveling Has Me Puzzled
      • Traveling Has Me Puzzled II
      • Travel Photos As Mid-Winter Therapy
      • The Ten-Day Travel Photo Challenge Recap
    • 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
      • Episode 7: Aruba? More Like Arub-Uh, Yeah, That’s Not Happening . . .
    • Travel Trailer Tales
      • Bobbie the Travel Trailer: An Adoption Story
      • Until We Meet Again, Dear Bobbie
      • Butt Clenching on the Moki Dugway, Utah
      • For Once, I’m Ahead of the Curve: The Travel Trailer
      • Delayed Gratification: Travel Trailer 2.0
      • And just like *that* . . . Bobbie is gone.
      • Dream Becomes Reality: Welcome to the Family, Bobbie 2.0!
    • Hiking & Other Mountain Travel Adventures
      • Via Ferrata, Andorra Style
      • 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
      • Travel Opens Doors V
      • Windows of the World
      • Doors of Charleston, South Carolina
      • Palm Springs Doors
      • Doors of Armenia
      • Doors of Azerbaijan: Baku I
      • Doors of Azerbaijan: Baku II
      • Doors of Azerbaijan: Sheki & Lahich
      • Doors of France: Toulouse I
      • Doors of France: Toulouse II
      • Doors of France: Luz Saint Saveur
      • Doors of Georgia: Tbilisi
      • Doors of Portugal: Lisbon
      • Doors of Portugal: Porto I
      • Doors of Portugal: Porto II
  • Other Writing
    • Random Musings
      • Artsy Musings
        • Step 1 of 56,942
        • Hooked
        • Immersive Van Gogh
      • COVID-y Musings
        • Home Construction? Yes. During a Pandemic? No.
        • Keeping Up a Holiday Tradition in the Time of Coronavirus
        • Coronavirus Captivity Update: The Travel Architect Goes Slightly Mad
        • Coronavirus, Crises, and Coping Methods
      • Donut-y Musings
        • Coffee & Donuts
        • National Donut Day? Sure. Why Not?
      • Holiday-y Musings
        • The Christmas Letter: A Strange American Holiday Tradition?
        • You Can Learn a Lot About People From Their Christmas Ornaments
        • Should This Thanksgiving Tradition Be Banned?
        • Happy Halloween, Charleston Style
      • Sporty Musings
        • From Scoffer to Believer: Sports Recovery Edition
        • Rooting for the team: (sigh) I’m going to give it a try
      • Wintery Musings
        • Midwest Hoarfrost
        • Bracing for the Deep Freeze
        • Snow Day!!!
      • An Ode to My Dentist 🦷
      • Flipping the Script on Going Gray
      • I’ve Finally Cracked the Lunch Code
      • Little Things That Are Oddly Satisfying
      • Well Thank God That’s Over!
      • British by Marriage, or What It’s Like Having an English Expat Husband
      • This Is Me – Warts and All…
      • Mice and Snakes
    • Metablogging: Blogging About Blogging
      • Blog Buddy Meet-Ups
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #1: Luang Prabang, Laos
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #2: Bangkok, Thailand
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #3: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #4: Georgetown, Colorado, USA
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #5: The Shores of Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #6: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #7: Lisbon, Portugal
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #8: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
        • Blog Buddy Meet-Up #9: Tbilisi, Georgia
      • Blogging Milestones
        • Blogging Milestone: 100 Followers!
        • A Satanic Following?
        • There Are 1000 of You!
        • 2000 = A TON
        • 3000 Followers? Soon I Shall Be Super and Happy!
      • Blogging Awards
        • The Sunshine Blogger Award
        • Blogger Recognition Award
        • Outstanding Blogger Award
      • Interviews
        • My Travel-Themed Interview on WordPress.com Favorites
        • Blog Chat…10 Questions for The Travel Architect — Life…one big adventure
      • You Should Blog About . . .
      • The Travel Architect and Rivergirl. — A Post by Paul Dance – Writer
      • It’s Finally Happened: I’m Suffering From a Case of the Dreaded Blog Clog
      • 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
      • Pet Parenting: The Early Years
      • Hating Cats is a Learned Behavior: Part 1 – the Learning
      • Hating Cats is a Learned Behavior: Part 2 – the Unlearning
      • The Tale of Bun 1: Maxwell*
      • The Tale of Bun 2: Gertie*
      • The Tale of Bun 3: Stanley*
      • The Tale of Bun 4: Walter*
      • Not All Homecomings Are Good
      • Another Piece of my Heart *poof*… Gone.
      • Pupdate!
      • Welcome to Our Quadruped-Centered Life
      • Party of Five – One Year In
      • And Cobalt Makes Six…
  • Travel Podcast
    • Travel Architect Podcast
      • Podcast Episode 169: Copenhagen Is Not Boring!
      • Podcast Episode 168: How Gray Is Your Danish Elephant?
      • Podcast Episode 167: It’s Been a Roller-Coaster
      • Podcast Episode 166: The One Just Before Surgery
      • Podcast Episode 165: Spectacular Jentacular, or The One Where We Cancelled the Aruba Trip
      • Podcast Episode 164: Another Bickerfest
      • Podcast Episode 163: The Scratchy Voice Episode
      • Podcast Episode 162: Pod Special – The Bobbie Has Landed!
      • Podcast Episode 161: Lightning Round
      • Podcast Episode 160: Look TO the Bowl; Look UP the Bowlus
      • Podcast Episode 159: Grasping at Lowlights
      • Podcast Episode 158: Delousing the Aircraft
      • Podcast Episode 157: Wiggle Your Barbacoas
      • Podcast Episode 156: Monster Mash
      • Podcast Episode 155: Thumbs Up for Three Stars
      • Podcast Episode 154: Breaker! Breaker!, Taxi Taxi
      • Podcast Episode 153: I Know the Formula
      • Podcast Episode 152: Tag Envy
      • Podcast Episode 151: The Travel Architect is Illin’
      • Podcast Episode 150: Lights, CAMERA, Action!
      • Podcast Episode 149: Toasting the Husband
      • Podcast Episode 148: A Blinder of an Episode
      • Podcast Episode 147: Resolutions & Pledges
      • Podcast Episode 146: Zip It & Flip It
      • Podcast Episode 145: Have You Been Cookie-Jarring?
      • Podcast Episode 144: We’re Gross!
      • Podcast Episode 143: I Can’t Remember, Y’all
      • Podcast Episode 142: Luv U Uluru
      • Podcast Episode 141: A Different Kind of Kangaroute
      • Podcast Episode 140: Kangaroute
      • Podcast Episode 139: The Big Reveal!
      • Podcast Episode 138: Olympics Takeover
      • Podcast Episode 137: Vegemite vs Marmite
      • Podcast Episode 136: Don’t Have a (Black) Cow, Man!
      • Podcast Episode 135: Pleasant Porto
      • Podcast Episode 134: Lovely Lisbon
      • Podcast Episode 133: Suffering from FOODAPARI
      • Podcast Episode 132: The St. Patrick’s Day Episode
      • Podcast Episode 131: Coasting Along . . .
      • Podcast Episode 130: Airline Bungles
      • Podcast Episode 129: Shark Attack!
      • Podcast Episode 128: That’s Gold, Jerry! Gold!
      • Podcast Episode 127: Some Flavorite Explensive Places
      • Podcast Episode 126: Cruciverbalists Unite!
      • Podcast Episode 125: Carry-On Casseroles
      • Podcast Episode 124: Rugby Insensitivities
      • Podcast Episode 123: Pronunciation Abomination
      • Podcast Episode 122: Thunderbirds Are (Not) Go
      • Podcast Episode 121: Broken English
      • Podcast Episode 120: Planes, Pains, & Automobiles
      • Podcast Episode 119: Merde!!
      • Podcast Episode 118: Reading the Stars
      • Podcast Episode 117: Here’s Lookin’ Achoo, Kid
      • Podcast Episode 116: Churrrrrrrros!
      • Podcast Episode 115: A Crowning Achievement
      • Podcast Episode 114: L, M, N, N, O, P
      • Podcast Episode 113: The SubSTANdard Episode
      • 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 81: Sitting Cats & Riding Bikes in Wine Country
      • Podcast Episode 82: Two Pods for the Price of One – Part II
      • 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 76: Travel Talk – Deserts & Pools
      • Podcast Episode 77: Travel Talk – Comparing Cities
      • 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 3: Sculpture Lover?
      • Podcast Episode 4: Travel Insurance
      • Podcast Episode 2: Evil Cookies
      • Podcast Episode 1: The Travel Architect & The Husband Team Up to Chat About Travel (Mostly)
    • ELC Mini Podcast
      • ELC Podcast Episode 1
      • ELC Podcast Episode 2
      • ELC Podcast Episode 4
      • ELC Podcast Episode 3
      • ELC Podcast Episode 5
      • ELC Podcast Episode 6
      • ELC Podcast Episode 7
      • ELC Podcast Episode 8
      • ELC Podcast Episode 9
      • ELC Podcast Episode 10
      • ELC Podcast Episode 11
      • ELC Podcast Episode 12
      • ELC Podcast Episode 13
      • ELC Podcast Episode 14
      • ELC Podcast Episode 15
      • ELC Podcast Episode 16
      • ELC Podcast Episode 17
      • ELC Podcast Episode 18
      • ELC Podcast Episode 19
      • ELC Podcast Episode 20
      • ELC Podcast Episode 21
      • ELC Podcast Episode 22
      • ELC Podcast Episode 23
      • ELC Podcast Episode 24
      • ELC Podcast Episode 25
      • ELC Podcast Episode 26
      • ELC Podcast Episode 27
      • ELC Podcast Episode 28
      • ELC Podcast Episode 29
      • ELC Podcast Episode 30
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    • Travel-Inspired Baking: Rationale, Rules, & Regulations
    • Austria: Linzertorte
    • England & America: Apple Pie
    • England: Treacle Tart
    • England: Glazed Orange Pound Cake
    • France: Canelés de Bordeaux
    • France: Gâteau à la Noix
    • France: Gougères
    • France: Sablés Bretons
    • France: Lemon Madeleines
    • France: Paris-Brest Cake
    • France: Savory Cheese Sablés
    • France: Kouign Amans
    • Germany: Black Forest Cake
    • Hungary: Dobos Torte
    • Italy: Torta Sbrisolona
    • Italy: Tiramisu
    • Jamaica: Rum Cake
    • Mexico: Tres Leches Cake
    • Scotland: (Pear) Scones
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Podcast Episode 169: Copenhagen Is Not Boring!

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on June 7, 2026June 9, 2026
  • Republic of Georgia

No More Chacha! A Two-Day Wine Tour of Georgia’s Kakheti Region, Day 1

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 30, 2026June 8, 2026
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  • Travel Architect Podcast

Podcast Episode 168: How Gray Is Your Danish Elephant?

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 25, 2026May 27, 2026
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  • Travel Architect Podcast

Podcast Episode 167: It’s Been a Roller-Coaster

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on May 10, 2026
  • Republic of Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia: Quirk & Goshaart

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on April 27, 2026June 8, 2026
  • Travel

Traveling Has Me Puzzled II

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
  • Republic of Georgia

Georgia on my Mind: Tbilisi, Georgia, Part 2

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on April 3, 2026April 2, 2026
  • Doors & Windows

Doors of Azerbaijan: Baku II

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  • Posted on March 20, 2026
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Podcast Episode 166: The One Just Before Surgery

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  • Posted on March 8, 2026
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Georgia On My Mind: Tbilisi, Georgia

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  • Posted on February 27, 2026April 3, 2026
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Our Own Personal Cancel Culture

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  • Posted on February 13, 2026February 22, 2026
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Doors of Georgia: Tbilisi

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  • Posted on February 1, 2026
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Blog Buddy Meet-Up #9: Tbilisi, Georgia

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  • Posted on January 23, 2026April 3, 2026
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Podcast Episode 165: Spectacular Jentacular, or The One Where We Cancelled the Aruba Trip

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  • Posted on January 18, 2026
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Doors of Azerbaijan: Sheki & Lahich

  • by The Travel Architect
  • Posted on January 11, 2026January 18, 2026

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