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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
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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
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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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janie cravens
Nov 10, 20220 min read
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janie cravens
Oct 30, 20220 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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