It’s not every day that Wanderchic blogs on location. She’s chillaxing this weekend in Hot Springs, Montana, about 180 miles from WanderChic HQ in Spokane, Washington. Hot Springs is a town big enough for a high school and senior center but small enough to fit its downtown into a couple of square blocks. It’s one […]
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Gifts on the Move: Part II (Costa Rica Edition)
I’m attracted to and daunted by outdoor markets. After a couple of hours in Costa Rica’s National Museum, we walked through the market nearby (where I found turtle and other groovy textiles). I had an agenda: a few small gifts for the folks who helped me with this trip (the reader will recall my previous posts […]
Gifts on the Move: The Hunt for Groovy Souvenirs in Costa Rica (Part I)
So I’m going to do that thing I tell students not to do: I’ll start with a definition. And not only will I start with a definition, but it will be from dictionary.com, not even a dictionary with a spine and distracting thumbnail pictures. A “souvenir,” according to this source, is a “usually small and […]