“You can do it.” I wish I could tell you that was my own voice, strong and positive, cheering myself on as I attempted to bike up my first mountain. Yes, that’s right: mountain.
Liisa Ladouceur
Liisa Ladouceur
Liisa Ladouceur is a writer from Toronto, Canada, who is trying to visit at least one new country each year. While travelling, she can usually be found climbing things, photographing cemeteries, talking to animals, practicing her French/Spanish/Arabic, searching for a new favourite work of art, or staring at the sea. Follow her on Twitter @liisaladouceur.
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After spending a week there with a group on Intrepid’s Budapest to Bucharest trip, I realized the most shocking thing about Romania has nothing to do with monsters.
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Stepping outside of your comfort zone doesn’t always have to be dramatic. For me, it was choosing to finally book a group tour, to travel with strangers, on someone else’s schedule.
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In the morning we travelled to our homestay in Viscri, a village of about 400 inhabitants. If off the beaten path had an off the beaten path, this place is it.