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FAREWELL LIECHTENSTEIN
Alas, a family situation called me back to the United States a bit early. I hope you enjoy these photos from my last days there. GUTE...

janie cravens
Aug 29, 20231 min read


FIRST FULL DAY ON THE TRAIL
In the blur that is travelling these days, I seem to have melded 3.5 days into one.....here are few snapshots in order of how they...

janie cravens
Aug 22, 20232 min read


LIECHTENSTEIN. SI YO PUEDO.
In a week I will take the first steps on the through-hike I've longed for since I read the book Wild. Why Liechtenstein? No big reason...

janie cravens
Aug 13, 20231 min read



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Nov 10, 20220 min read



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Oct 30, 20220 min read


ONE PICTURE A DAY
I just completed the first two weeks of my four month stay and wish to bring you along. My new head-game: Pick one, and only one, photo...

janie cravens
Oct 16, 20221 min read


LATEST NEWS ABOUT OAXACA
Hello Friends, I just read a sweet newsletter from Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots (geez that's a bit of a clumsy name for an...

janie cravens
Jun 30, 20221 min read
OK, I KNOW IT'S BEEN AWHILE .....
This week I've been transported to dear Oaxaca because I'm watching a Netflix documentary about "my second home" (by which I mean the...

janie cravens
Jun 1, 20221 min read


To all the archaeological buffs (and other curious sorts).
HAVE YOU SEEN MONTE ALBAN? READ THIS! Researchers Decipher the Glyphs on a 1,300-Year-Old Frieze in Mexico The 50-foot-long limestone...

janie cravens
Mar 13, 20222 min read


LAST DAY OF THE DEAD TOUR?
LAST DAY OF THE DEAD TOUR? Yea, it might be. It probably is. I gotta retire sometime and pandemic travel planning over the past two...

janie cravens
Mar 8, 20221 min read


FELIZ NAVIDAD
CHRISTMAS IN OAXACA May your days be as merry and bright as mine are on Day 62 or my "100 DAYS IN OAXACA" BEST FUN EVER -- Giving books...

janie cravens
Dec 23, 20211 min read


Did reading affect your life?
DO YOU HAVE A BOOKCLUB? DO YOU LOVE READING? DO YOU LOVE KIDS? ......Then you're gonna love this...... The backstory: A few weeks ago I...

janie cravens
Nov 28, 20212 min read


A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DIA de LOS MUERTOS
The high point in a Dia de los Muertos tour chock-full of high points, was a full day spent in a Zapotec home with a village family. The...

janie cravens
Nov 12, 20212 min read


BUILD UP TO DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!
It's Day 7 of my 100 day sojourn in Oaxaca and I've walked 4027 miles (more or less). I so love living in a "walking culture" because I...

janie cravens
Oct 29, 20212 min read


100 DAYS IN OAXACA - October 23, 2021, also known as Day 1.
I could blather on about what's the same and what's oh-so-different in Oaxaca since I left 20 months ago (ahem, still thinking the whole...

janie cravens
Oct 23, 20211 min read
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