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Micki Kosman
Micki is the co-founder of The Barefoot Nomad travel blog. She's traveled around the world since 2003 with her husband Charles (the other founder of this blog) and now travels with her two kids.She loves helping people travel more, and follow their dreams. Micki spends a lot of time writing articles, helping readers, and doing the ten thousand jobs that keep this site going. Micki is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada.
Standing in front of the Plaza de Espana

Living Up To The Hype: Seville’s Plaza de España

Micki Kosman
Europe
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Every traveler has spent time at over-hyped tourist attractions in their travels. Honestly, often a lot of the biggest attractions just don't live up to their hype. In a city filled with gorgeous, historic architecture, I was expecting Seville's Plaza de España to be a bit of a miss. Turns out I was wrong. Read on to see why the Plaza de España pleasantly surprised us.

Porto's Ribeira district from the Dom Luis Bridge Portugal

Looking Down From The Top of The World: In Photos

Micki Kosman
Travel Blogs
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Travel, by its very nature, is all about a switch in perspective.When we're in unfamiliar territory, things that seemed incredibly important in our everyday lives can suddenly see trivial. And things that were trivial to us in our day-to-day lives (like a comfortable bed, or a good meal) are suddenly cherished.Here are a few of my favorite places in the world to look down across the rooftops.
The World in Mosaic The Barefoot Nomad

The Best Of The Barefoot Nomad for 2013

Micki Kosman
Life
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Like the experienced procrastinators we are, Charles and I have just gotten around to looking back on 2013.This site has grown a lot in the past year, and we have to thank you so much for reading and sticking with us. You're what makes this site so much fun.Since we've seen so many new readers this year, we thought it would be a great idea to highlight some of our favorite articles to give you a chance to catch up on posts you might have missed.
Photo by Takashi Tomooka on Flickr

Meeting The Locals in Okinawa

Micki Kosman
Asia
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If you've followed our blog for any length of time, you'll know that we love to kick back and hang with the locals.We've eaten at local, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, wandered around the back streets of dozens of cities and have made connections with people all across the globe.  That's what makes traveling so special.Okinawa Prefecture has just made a video with that as it's goal. It's called Meet The Locals.