Ali's Adventures https://aliadventures.com/ Make up your own rules Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:16:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 14944586 We Got a Puppy: Meet Zelda! https://aliadventures.com/we-got-a-puppy-meet-zelda/ https://aliadventures.com/we-got-a-puppy-meet-zelda/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:42:10 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14725 I’ve wanted a dog for something like 7 or 8 years. People in Europe bring their dogs to lots more places than in the US, especially since more people live in cities and drive less. So after moving to Germany, I started seeing dogs more. And then we met Gigi and her adorable dog Luna, […]

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]]> 14686 Coming Out of the Fog https://aliadventures.com/coming-out-of-the-fog/ https://aliadventures.com/coming-out-of-the-fog/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2020 06:00:07 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14668 This is the longest I’ve ever gone without publishing a new post on this site. Even the stress of moving to Germany or being hospitalized for two weeks wasn’t enough to keep me from posting somewhat regularly. But that changed with all this crazy lockdown stuff. It’s been so stressful, so emotionally traumatic, that I […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/coming-out-of-the-fog/feed/ 4 14668 It’s OK to be Overwhelmed. Or Scared. Or Whatever You’re Feeling. https://aliadventures.com/its-ok-to-be-overwhelmed-or-scared-or-whatever-youre-feeling/ https://aliadventures.com/its-ok-to-be-overwhelmed-or-scared-or-whatever-youre-feeling/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:00:57 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14644 I’m freaking out right now. I don’t know about you, but this is some scary sh*t. Quite literally, the whole world is dealing with the effects of this virus situation, more so than we’ve ever had to deal with another global crisis. And it’s just the beginning. We’re in for a long road of fighting […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/its-ok-to-be-overwhelmed-or-scared-or-whatever-youre-feeling/feed/ 10 14644 Did an IUD Make My Ulcerative Colitis Worse? https://aliadventures.com/did-an-iud-make-my-ulcerative-colitis-worse/ https://aliadventures.com/did-an-iud-make-my-ulcerative-colitis-worse/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:00:06 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14627 My last true ulcerative colitis flare up was at the end of November 2016. That means it’s been almost 3.5 years since I had a flare up. Now, I’ve had a few bumps along the way, but they were all short-lived and minor enough that I was able to get things back under control simply […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/did-an-iud-make-my-ulcerative-colitis-worse/feed/ 9 14627 Dear Airbnb Hosts: Be Better https://aliadventures.com/dear-airbnb-hosts-be-better/ https://aliadventures.com/dear-airbnb-hosts-be-better/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:00:43 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14607 We don’t use Airbnb all that much anymore when we travel. Too many stories about people getting screwed over, whether it’s a filthy apartment or a full-on scam. Too many stories of how harmful it is to locals who get priced out of their homes. And the days of spending your vacation in someone’s cozy […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/dear-airbnb-hosts-be-better/feed/ 2 14607 How Much I Spent in Riga, Latvia https://aliadventures.com/how-much-i-spent-in-riga-latvia/ https://aliadventures.com/how-much-i-spent-in-riga-latvia/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:00:14 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14569 My good friend Gigi was planning a walking trip from Riga, Latvia across the border into Estonia. It seemed like a great opportunity to spend some time with a friend and explore a new city, so I booked a flight. We spent a long weekend wandering through the old town, checking out an impressive indoor […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/how-much-i-spent-in-riga-latvia/feed/ 2 14569 Is Switzerland Expensive to Visit? https://aliadventures.com/is-switzerland-expensive-to-visit/ https://aliadventures.com/is-switzerland-expensive-to-visit/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00:57 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=14548 Switzerland is often named as one of the most expensive countries in the world. When I went there to travel with a friend for about a week, I tracked my spending as usual to show you how much my Switzerland trip cost. I spent 6 days in Switzerland: 2 nights in Bern and 4 nights […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/is-switzerland-expensive-to-visit/feed/ 2 14548 Is Japan Expensive to Visit? See How Much it Costs to Travel to Japan https://aliadventures.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-travel-to-japan/ https://aliadventures.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-travel-to-japan/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:00:54 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=13906 Is Japan expensive to visit? Well, it certainly can be. Japan was one of the most expensive trips we’ve ever taken. A trip to Japan has been one of Andy’s travel dreams for longer than I’ve known him. This year we finally got around to booking a trip, and it turns out Japan is a […]

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]]> https://aliadventures.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-travel-to-japan/feed/ 6 13906 A Look Back at 10 Years of Travel Blogging https://aliadventures.com/a-look-back-at-10-years-of-travel-blogging/ https://aliadventures.com/a-look-back-at-10-years-of-travel-blogging/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:00:35 +0000 https://aliadventures.com/?p=13384 At the beginning of 2019, a Facebook memory popped up that caught my eye. It was from 10 years prior, February 2009, and in the way that Facebook used to make you write about yourself in the third person, it said Ali Garland “wishes there was a good way to make a job out of […]

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