The Neighborhooders

a hyper-local travel journal by amelia & bill
Eat, Drink & Smoke Your Way Through Amsterdam
Eat, Drink & Smoke Your Way Through Amsterdam
20
Sep 2024

Eat, Drink & Smoke Your Way Through Amsterdam

Travel

Disclaimer: This isn’t a Rick Steves-esque guide to Amsterdam. Kind of like how I’ve never been inside the Louvre (despite visiting Paris five times), I’ve been a terrible ‘typical tourist’ in Amsterdam. No Anne Frank…

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Eat, Drink & Smoke Your Way Through Amsterdam

Travel

Disclaimer: This isn’t a Rick Steves-esque guide to Amsterdam. Kind of like how I’ve never been inside the Louvre (despite visiting Paris five times), I’ve been a terrible ‘typical tourist’ in Amsterdam. No Anne Frank…

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Neighborhooding: Athlone, Ireland
Neighborhooding: Athlone, Ireland
07
Sep 2024

Neighborhooding: Athlone, Ireland

Travel

If you ever find yourself smack dab in the center of Ireland in Country Westmeath, you are likely in Athlone! Having based ourselves there for a family history trip to Ireland a couple of years…

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Neighborhooding: Athlone, Ireland

Travel

If you ever find yourself smack dab in the center of Ireland in Country Westmeath, you are likely in Athlone! Having based ourselves there for a family history trip to Ireland a couple of years…

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How to Pick the Best Seat on the Plane
How to Pick the Best Seat on the Plane
30
Aug 2024

How to Pick the Best Seat on the Plane

Travel

If you’re concerned with bulkhead legroom, a missing window or proximity to the bathrooms, there are a couple sites that’ll steer you in the right direction, my favorite being AeroLopa. But my latest discovery may…

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How to Pick the Best Seat on the Plane

Travel

If you’re concerned with bulkhead legroom, a missing window or proximity to the bathrooms, there are a couple sites that’ll steer you in the right direction, my favorite being AeroLopa. But my latest discovery may…

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Neighborhooding: Akumal, Mexico
16
Aug 2024
Neighborhooding: Akumal, Mexico
16
Aug 2024

Neighborhooding: Akumal, Mexico

Travel

Along the coast of the Yucatán peninsula sits a town called Akumal, in between the spring break crowds of Cancun an hour north and the Insta-fame hungry hordes in Tulum 30 minutes to the south.…

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A Weekend in Bordeaux
A Weekend in Bordeaux
16
Aug 2024

A Weekend in Bordeaux

Travel

As someone who delights in the details and logistics of travel, I loved every minute of the roughly 16 months we spent planning our wedding in France. Well, every minute up until we got to…

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A Weekend in Bordeaux

Travel

As someone who delights in the details and logistics of travel, I loved every minute of the roughly 16 months we spent planning our wedding in France. Well, every minute up until we got to…

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50 Before 50: August ’24 Update (17/50)
15
Aug 2024
50 Before 50: August ’24 Update (17/50)
15
Aug 2024

50 Before 50: August ’24 Update (17/50)

Travel

Although the 50 Before 50 travel plan came about in November 2023, it’s going to be over a full year before I add one new country to my paltry list of 17 countries. We had…

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