Departing Anacortes, I drove to Deception Pass State Park and then continued down to Coupeville where I took the last ferry of the day to Port Townsend.
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USA: Anacortes & San Juan Island
After departing Mount Rainier National Park, I headed north of Seattle to Anacortes which would be my base for exploring San Juan Island.
Read MoreUSA: Mount Rainier National Park
I got to explore Mount Rainier National Park three days in total. In sunshine and rain the Park was equally beautiful.
Read MoreUSA: Sequim & Yelm
I was lucky to spend several weeks in Washington State visiting family, doing a help exchange south of Seattle, and roaming around with a rental car…
Read MoreChile: Santiago Pride Parade
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In 2015 when I was a student in Santiago, I also attended Pride parade, celebrating and reaffirming the rights of all sexual orientations and gender identities. This time it was a little colder, but with the same amount of "special" alfajores and beers being openly sold in the streets.
Read MoreIceland: Reykjavík & The Golden Circle
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The only place I have regretted being a solo traveler was in Iceland. I couldn't split the cost of a rental car or hotel room with someone. I ended up taking a guided tour of The Golden Circle. Two nights was way too short...
Read MoreNetherlands: Weesp
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My last night in the Netherlands was so surreal. I arrived by train just after sunset and was met at the station by a friend I met in Costa Rica. She was so generous and offered me a place to crash at her family's home in Weesp, just outside Amsterdam.
Read MoreNetherlands: Giethoorn
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Giethoorn was my next stop after the island of Vlieland. It was really crowded with tourists, especially from China (the bus stop information is even in Mandarin), but I found some quiet spots to satisfy my introvert self...
Read MoreNetherlands: Oost-Vlieland
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The rugged and small island of Vlieland ended up being one of my favorite stops of my Europe trip. I arrived on the ferry on the eastern part of the island around 7pm on a balmy day, and woke up the next day to cold rain pattering on my hotel room window and a clucking chicken...
Read MoreNetherlands: Utrecht
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Don't go to Utrecht. It's not cooler or more relaxed than Amsterdam, there aren't lovely bakeries and lunch spots along the canal, and there definitely aren't any bicycles to rent. ;) Some Dutchies prefer to keep Utrecht a secret from hordes of tourists, so I promised I wouldn't sing Utrecht's praises!
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