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Maddie and I are convinced they changed the recipe. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/matriculation monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/92ce5342-53a0-44bb-a1b1-21828858c73e/IMG_2434.jpg General Blog - The Most Posh Thing I’ve Ever Done: Matriculation at Durham - Make it stand out October 2024: Durham Cathedral during Matriculation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/8ecc1e9c-48f5-4148-8716-9771f1a56a46/IMG_2465.jpg General Blog - The Most Posh Thing I’ve Ever Done: Matriculation at Durham - Make it stand out October 2024: This might be the most put-together I've ever looked. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/moving-to-durham monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/909af209-e75c-4869-9b72-6b3b866c3bc0/IMG_2284.jpg General Blog - Moving to Durham and My First Week September 2024: My view on the walk from my flat to Durham's city centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/0e4fa7f0-e587-40e5-a182-ef8a908ea2e7/IMG_2219.jpg General Blog - Moving to Durham and My First Week September 2024: Naomi on our walk around Minneapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/5745c411-ffd3-4f53-a89f-77e9cb4c209c/IMG_2253.jpg General Blog - Moving to Durham and My First Week September 2024: The final leg of journey from Amsterdam to Newcastle, which is just an hour-long flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/ada8cc84-b2fc-4fad-9a1e-77174b1d23c4/IMG_2339.jpg General Blog - Moving to Durham and My First Week September 2024: My shopping cart in Tesco. My Uber driver was not too pleased to see my cart as he pulled up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/d7eb37b7-c4fd-4acb-b044-18a7a4c57ecb/IMG_2320.jpg General Blog - Moving to Durham and My First Week September 2024: Durham's Observatory Hill with a gorgeous view of the cathedral in the distance. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/stolenclothesinsweden monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/4f07295f-0c55-4ff9-82e4-02d6b51f29ca/unnamed.jpg General Blog - Diary: Stolen Clothes in Sweden The view of Gothenburg at night when Caroline and I ventured out in search of Dominos. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/https/myjourneyto100countriesandmytravelstategy monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/50ab3c1b-45ec-4537-81e9-d8b74321c2c6/IMG_3212.jpg General Blog - My Journey to 100 Countries and My Travel Strategy April 2023 - London’s bustling China Town in the Theatre District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/5c8ad783-b2ba-4eb3-84cb-3065a7d5e12c/IMG_0619.jpg General Blog - My Journey to 100 Countries and My Travel Strategy - Make it stand out August 2024 - A sunny morning in Split's Old Town in our 10-day hostel backpacking trip through Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/848fdcc3-af90-4c4a-a3da-178aa07a179b/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+13.33.22.png General Blog - My Journey to 100 Countries and My Travel Strategy - Make it stand out August 2024 - My list of places I have visited in my lifetime, not including cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/baa6dd0c-9cb7-4cad-8e7f-9b55f35c49f8/IMG_1478.jpg General Blog - My Journey to 100 Countries and My Travel Strategy - Make it stand out April 2023 - Jurmala Beach, a beach near Riga, Latvia on the Baltic Sea. On the train ride back to Riga, our train broke down and we were stuck in a Latvian suburb and had to figure out how to get back. As a 21-year-old, I found this thrilling. But when I am 81, I might not like the janky train. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/mytoptipsforamericans monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/b73573e7-f694-46ab-a049-9df36a7ddf70/IMG_4964.jpg General Blog - My Top Tips for American Tourists on Blending In October 2022 - This is me outside of Nottingham Castle. This afternoon, I showed one of my best friends from home around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/c69a4738-6377-4c52-9bdf-a8681383ece3/IMG_0114.jpg General Blog - My Top Tips for American Tourists on Blending In - Make it stand out July 2024 - Me and my best friend, who is also named Charlotte. Is my outfit perfectly OK for an American 4th of July outing? Yes. Would I wear my outfit in England or anywhere in Europe? Absolutely not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/5c156530-2761-4545-8b12-998217560ab4/IMG_6685.jpg General Blog - My Top Tips for American Tourists on Blending In This was a cathedral we walked by in Mallorca on our way home from a dinner that started at 8:00 PM. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/mytravelmusemygrandma monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/3416c899-9e41-48fe-84df-e70b59b38773/IMG_1574.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out Summer 1989 - My Grandma, Ramona Shaw, on her first trip to France. She is standing in front of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/205ef2d5-36da-42ce-8d87-83f8f1853913/Ramona+Collage+2.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out Left: Ramona as an infant (1942); Centre: Ramona at age 3 (1945); Right: Ramona in the seventh grade (1951) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/87792b2b-9308-45b7-b2ef-ef6afafe118e/Ramona+Essex.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out My grandma crowned as Miss Essex in 1960, before she went to university. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/84e7224d-3cf8-4949-afc9-514f32e50c5f/Ramona+Cape.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out Ramona during her senior year of college at Southeast Missouri State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/cb3d6e81-84ff-40c5-b159-e063794ccfe4/Ramona+%26+Pat.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out 1968 - Ramona and Patrick holding my infant mother and their baby girl, Anne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/868eea6c-3386-47d9-b66c-a9dc73eefa9b/Ramona+Collage+5.jpg General Blog - My Travel Muse: My Grandma - Make it stand out Left: Ramona getting her masters degree; Centre: a staff yearbook photo; Right: a Halloween costume she made as "Ra-Mona Lisa" which won her first place. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/ashortandsweet24hoursinbrussels monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/1af95d0c-d489-4cb9-86a7-1d80b3118fea/IMG_4020.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: A Short & Sweet 24-Hours in Brussels April 2022 - I strolled in front of the Grand Place on our walk home from dinner. We had the square to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/6ad9bf0f-0328-42ef-a309-fefb53076ae6/IMG_3934.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: A Short & Sweet 24-Hours in Brussels Brussels has a collection of cartoonish street murals. Here is one of my favourites on the corner of Rue des Bogards and Rue du Mid, a few blocks away from the Grand Place. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/mycomingofagetripupamericaseastcoast monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/1e5cbf8c-109b-426f-a56d-2555029b390c/IMG_7770.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast May 2021 - This is a photo I snagged in New York City. The pandemic was in full-force still, so you could get discounts by having your vaccine card. Talk about budget travel, Caroline and I partially fed ourselves that day by walking to three different Krispy-Kreme branches to get free glazed donuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/02b8ba77-3b98-402e-bdc3-50c843686125/IMG_7676.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - Caroline in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/866dd931-d331-40ae-af60-fb9198c1ee60/NYC.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - Manhattan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/89f39fbb-6fd2-429b-94a5-c8419ea5daf5/CT.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - The gates of Yale University in New Haven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/7ef44afb-2979-4fe8-ad14-bd2db0a066ab/IMG_1630.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - The port of Hyannis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/78c3d974-5eb2-4be0-b5af-4bc4792a703a/IMG_6874.JPG General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast This was our rough-draft itinerary Caroline made on her iPad, starting in Baltimore and ending in Portland. We took trains and buses all the way North (except for one very expensive Uber from Hyannis, because we didn't do our research). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/fa02ec1c-3e7c-46ca-bb1e-7c0dbf203e21/peaks+island.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - Peak's Island, Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/0b987737-077f-4348-9465-ac795962ce28/Charleston.jpg General Blog - Diary: My Coming-Of-Age Trip Up America’s East Coast - Make it stand out May 2021 - My apartment on Percy Street. We lived on the top floor, and all loved sitting on the porch. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/charleston101 monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/db013be8-cc12-4c96-9adc-32fcc57b4d60/IMG_7598.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 These three pastel dollies help make up Charleston's iconic Rainbow Row on East Bay Street. That balcony with the blue shutters always calls my name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/16869617-9244-4f36-a687-f535905513d5/Randolph_Hall%2C_College_of_Charleston%2C_Harleston_Village%2C_Charleston%2C_SC_%2849363743113%29.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out Randolph Hall, The College of Charleston, as photographed by Warren LeMay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/908649ed-1fb3-467d-be5d-91fe664de3ab/me+and+Caroline-2.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out August 2022 - Visting Caroline in Charleston. Caroline is my best friend from Charleston and my main travel partner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/32bbda9a-e614-4da5-b417-d20460ed5290/downtown09map.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/d50943bd-6a46-4aa0-8a81-3521cc4073d2/shem+.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out July 2021 - Shem Creek's line of restaurants on the marsh. Many locals drive their boats here for a night out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/722e8e4d-d1d7-457a-ad70-e2efcb75c062/sob+house+2.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out November 2023 - A Charleston single house, a type of historic home specific to Charleston, in the South of Broad neighbourhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/ae6a16e6-2cdc-4fe1-b084-7249d9ebd55b/shop+.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/7dec1b79-96d4-4c3c-af89-2d07b077692d/sully.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 - Make it stand out May 2021 - Sunset on Sullivan’s Island, a real-life painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/14b05ec9-dfcc-40b7-a58b-5c1323f2b3ba/IMG_8663.jpg General Blog - Itinerary: Charleston 101 Hidden Gem: This is the view from Bowen's Island, which is a casual southern restaurant in between Folly Beach and the peninsula. I would order the Low Country Boil and the Shrimp Platter with a side of Fried Green Tomatoes. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/britishboardingschoolandtransferring monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/9cd43dee-b7e5-4f39-a7a3-7e4bea9a5122/IMG_3306.jpg General Blog - British Boarding School and Transferring to Where I Studied Abroad June 2022 - The Dining Hall, Hugh Stewart Hall. This is where I ate breakfast and dinner each day from January to June 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/9473dbfe-68a5-4b73-b4da-40d49af67b13/IMG_7547.jpg General Blog - British Boarding School and Transferring to Where I Studied Abroad Hugh Stewart Hall is a Grade II listed Gothic Manor House, formerly known as Lenton Hall in the 19th century. This was my dorm during my study abroad. I was the only American in the dorm, so I had a very immersive experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/0d02e004-de5c-4e44-a553-81a86889dac7/IMG_3323.jpg General Blog - British Boarding School and Transferring to Where I Studied Abroad - Make it stand out March 2022 - Me (20), Maddie (19) and Lizzy (19) on The Downs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/151e6ab8-3860-4c57-9351-b9738c16161f/graduation+image.jpg General Blog - British Boarding School and Transferring to Where I Studied Abroad - Make it stand out July 2023 - My graduation day in Nottingham. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/canadasmostdangerousstreet monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/462d9e92-a4e5-4097-8e32-686ca73e3755/IMG_6620.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street September 2023 - En route from Vancouver to Whistler, in the Garibaldi Highlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/8c5b75d8-a146-4d73-9bb2-81a66c5ce3e5/LV.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023 - The famous Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. I got an Uber here because it is far from the strip and in the centre of a very busy road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/f60be25f-28c6-4f8f-9bf2-d92f3e14c132/Portland+1.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023: Left: the exterior of Northwest Portland Hostel; Right: The interior of my cozy room in the hostel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/59df2b05-10b4-404e-831f-a085de9cf6dd/Portland+2.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023: Left: the interior of Powell's City of Books; Right: a Nike-themed coffee from Deadstock Coffee Roasters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/ae2a1544-d55a-45eb-a735-198b66df81af/29803760731_4163523c42_b.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out Photo by Jim Choate of Swift Watch at Chapman Elementary School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/2182304d-aeec-458a-a739-2e12942a5e79/IMG_6524.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023: The Pike Place Market in Seattle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/9f2fddb6-53ad-453c-9528-4236979c01df/Seattle+1.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023: Left: The Space Needle; Right: The Starbucks Roastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/e441235a-5879-4769-9916-2d83af493254/whistler.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023 - Whistler's village with the gorgeous autumnal reds and oranges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/0573e253-0a10-4af5-8145-600fb578a704/Audain.jpg General Blog - Diary: Canada’s Most Dangerous Street - Make it stand out September 2023: Masks at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. https://www.girlgonedurham.com/blog-1/viennesecakesandtea monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a81d4f5a549c4f92a4c0bd/45fb2c6d-eab4-4c8d-9078-b3e40a032d0c/IMG_1233.jpg General Blog - Viennese Cakes and Tea August 2024 - One of the tea rooms of Gerstner K. 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