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My name is Lindsay Clark, and I enjoy getting trapped on mountaintops thanks to a multitude of causes: blizzards, rising waters, jaguars, and the like.

I am a recent graduate of Indiana University with a double degree in Studio Art and Art History. Thus far

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Travel > Europe Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Florence, Italy: 1 of 7

Welcome to the regurgitation of my heart; the recalling of my favorite pastimes in the city I love. I have been a tourist, a student, and a resident in the city of Florence and know how to show all a good time in a town so many beautiful people call "Firenze." Florence is not big, but it's loaded with life, which is why I se...
Travel > Italy Destinations A visitor's guide to Florence, Italy: 2 of 12

This pulsating city is my Mecca. My heart follows the shape of the Duomo's iconic lines. I have lived in Florence as a tourist, a student, and a resident, and though I am a penny-pinching, fun-loving backpacker for life, I have been known to show all ages and interests a good time in the art lover's capital. Florence is too ...
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Money-saving tips for travelers: 4 of 19

A budget nomadic existence is a tough lifestyle to sustain for long periods of time, which is why the frugal mentality must be acquired in order to guarantee survival on a journey. Given, being a traveler, even to low-cost, developing locales, isn't all that money-smart in the basic sense, but if you're at all like me, you h...
Travel > Europe Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Ukraine: 1 of 3

My two Euro-tripping, backpacking, travel companions and I decided to flip a coin. Heads, we take a night train to L'viv, Ukraine. Tails, we motor across Slovakia and enjoy the Tatra mountains in Poland. Clink cla-clink clink! The Ukraine it is! Oh boy. We better buy some vodka. Normally our limited knowledge of public trans...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Culture shock and the traveler: 5 of 11

I anticipated wild animals or at least poisonous critters; there were only slightly famished mosquitoes. I was prepared for long drop squat toilets but sat on flushing porcelain thrones. Instead of swatting away massive rodents or monster flying insects from meals, I only needed to wave my napkin for the flies to scatter. An...
Travel > Italy Destinations How to make the most of a day in Florence, Italy: 4 of 8

Just One Day? You silly person. Why did you not plan a longer trip? I applaud you for considering Florence as a travel destination, but the first word of wisdom I must pass on is the following: Florence is a mindset, a masterpiece, and simply perfection. You need at least three days to soak that goodness in. I've lived in Fl...
Travel > Kansas Destinations Travel destinations: Indianapolis, Indiana: 1 of 2

For those of you coming from other worldwide destinations, Indianapolis seems like a barely noticeable bump on the map. For those of us coming from towns of 13,000, it's a Mecca of development. We inhabitants often make fun of Indianapolis and its available opportunities, holding it up to the same light as NYC to point and l...
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Qatar: 1 of 2

A one day layover in the new "global crossroad" is definitely worth experiencing. Traveling from Africa to Asia, I seized the opportunity to explore a culture in between, an old accumulation of tradition and spirituality all sun-scorched under Earth's broiler. It is a strange city that rose from the absolute flattest of terr...
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Kampala, Uganda: 1 of 1

The first time I flew into NYC at night, the infinite stretch of lights had a deep impact on me. To see the development and magnitude of the world from a pilot's-eye view was a shock. A like, yet opposite, moment occurred with the descent into Entebbe, Uganda. There were minutes of time when I saw not one single light in the...
Travel > Asia Travel Diaries Travel diaries: Kashmir, India: 1 of 1

"I may have made a truly horrifying decision. Pushed by the work of three assuring and ambiguously generous salesmen and a desperate desire to part with the urban jungle, my gosh, who knows why I flew to Kashmir. It's the kind of thrill I normally find enchanting, but I may have abandoned my survival instinct The present day...