Tag Archives: health

Travel Health Experiments of a Fibromite

Posted on August 7, 2012 by chronictraveler

I experienced an unexpected blessing on my Baltics trip – the fibromyalgia monster within was tamed to a gentle kitten’s playful bite. Maybe it was all the walking? On average, I must have walked 5 or 6 hours a day, even with … Continue reading →

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Riga Culture Shock

Posted on July 22, 2012 by chronictraveler

I am immersed in a whirlwind of the big city. After a week in tranquil Estonia, the capitol of Latvia feels huge and on permanent fast forward. Trams clanging everywhere. The little green striding walk man shrieking at me to … Continue reading →

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A Fibromite’s New Year Resolution

Posted on January 12, 2012 by chronictraveler

I took a walk in the snow today. Not a delicate, lazy snow of crystal masterpieces and satisfying fluffy heaps that pack into perfect snowballs and dress the trees in formal white tie tuxedos for a romantic gala, but a fine, blowing … Continue reading →

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Scariest Words in the Dictionary

Posted on October 15, 2011 by chronictraveler

Yesterday morning my husband fell off his daily tightrope and landed on his face. Not a literal tightrope, but it might as well be for those of us who traverse the everyday balancing act of living with a chronic medical … Continue reading →

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The A/C Challenge

Posted on July 20, 2011 by chronictraveler

It’s hot in Wisconsin. I mean HOT. Stifling, suffocating, saran-warp clinging clothes, hazy, skin-crawling HOT. I just want to lie on the floor and cease to exist until a major storm front rolls through and whisks this numbingly awful heat away. … Continue reading →

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A crutch towards insight

Posted on July 6, 2011 by chronictraveler

Crutches are designed to be aides in movement. A tool of mobility for those unable to walk otherwise. The broken leg, the sprained ankle. Or in my case, the stress fracture. But these silver, ugly crutches of mine are also … Continue reading →

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Gdansk Guide Posted & Countdown to Iceland Begins

Posted on April 18, 2011 by chronictraveler

I have rounded off my guide to Poland with a new city guide for Gdansk, a little-visited city on the Baltic coast of Poland that was one of my favorite discoveries of my journey through Eastern Europe. The new guide … Continue reading →

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That Stubborn Mule Called Fibromyalgia

Posted on April 6, 2011 by chronictraveler

Every morning commences an epic personal battle. To the outside observer, it may seem nonexistent, inconsequential, even laughable. The daily hurdle I face is one most people leap over without a second thought beyond the usual groans of having to leave … Continue reading →

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New Guide to Warsaw

Posted on March 29, 2011 by chronictraveler

After a month-long absence from blogging to concentrate on the political happenings in my state, as well as struggle with a flare of fibromyalgia symptoms, I am returning with my finally completed City Guide to Warsaw.  I spent a paltry … Continue reading →

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Living in Wisconsin: A Protesting Crash Course

Posted on February 25, 2011 by chronictraveler

I apologize for my absence from blogging – my life has been hijacked by history. Namely, the political protests that have descended upon Madison, Wisconsin. You see, I happen to live in Wisconsin and I am one of those protestors, even … Continue reading →

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