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VAL: Another try at Egyptian food

July 2, 2022June 29, 2022 aka gringita

So I tried fava bean falafel, and I was … underwhelmed.

So I tried another recipe: Egypt Arabic Salad.

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VAL: Did I say Egypt?

June 29, 2022June 24, 2022 aka gringita

Okay so, Gringita, you made it to (virtual) Egypt.

And there’s a Conqueror challenge set in Giza. And you usually do the challenges, don’t you?

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Virtual Japan: Okagi

June 27, 2022June 24, 2022 aka gringita

Japan keeps moving up my short list of places to go in real life. Meanwhile: a new postcard:

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VAL: Entering Egypt

June 26, 2022June 24, 2022 aka gringita

By the time you read this, I’ll have crossed another virtual border… into Egypt!

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Virtual Japan: Postcards

June 21, 2022 aka gringita

Honestly I’m not doing a great job on this so far. I missed 16,000 steps three times in a week. And I’m only putting walked distances toward this, so that means I’m failing behind myself.

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VAL: 75%

June 19, 2022June 14, 2022 aka gringita

Well, I’m well into year two on my Virtual African Loop… and I’m officially 3/4 of the way around the loop!

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Virtual Nakasendo Trail: Depart Kyoto

June 17, 2022June 9, 2022 aka gringita

So while I’m pedaling my legs off (good progress on the VAL, plus the Lord of the Rings virtual challenges), I had finished walking the Amalfi coast. So that meant something new was needed.

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Virtual Amalfi: Sorrento and the end

June 15, 2022June 4, 2022 aka gringita

Final postcard, just as beautiful as the others!

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Virtual Amalfi: Positano

June 14, 2022 aka gringita

If Under the Tuscan Sun didn’t make you fall in love with both Tuscany and Positano, I don’t know what to say. I can’t understand I’m that at all.

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TLR: Approaching Egypt

June 13, 2022 aka gringita

On The Longest Route (TLR) I can see the border of Egypt up ahead!

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