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"This summer, we started the series &amp;quot;One Thing That Makes Me Smile,&amp;quot; where readers tell us about something (a joke, a movie, a brownie) they really love. We can try them, too, and hopefully we&amp;#39;ll all end up happier for it!\nToday, Rachel of the blog Black Eiffel tells us about her love of...\nPinterestFacebookTravel!\n&amp;quot;Adventure makes me come alive,&amp;quot; says Rachel. &amp;quot;Even thinking about where I want to travel gives me goosebumps. This past summer, I traveled alone internationally to meet up with a dear friend in France--which was something I&amp;#39;ve never done before. I love traveling with my family, but traveling by myself was a whole new experience of self-discovery, and wanderlust. Yes, challenges and crazy things happened along the way (like running out of gas in the middle of the French countryside) but those sometimes happy accidents make traveling a more memorable experience. Traveling makes me smile.&amp;quot;\nHow lovely is that? What fun to travel on a plane alone -- the world would seem full of possibilities! What about you guys? What was your favorite trip you&amp;#39;ve ever taken?I&amp;#39;d love to hear...\nPinterestFacebookP.S. What was the best vacation you&amp;#39;ve taken with a guy, and would you ever take a vacation alone? And Smitten reader Chelsea spent a month alone in Sweden this summer!\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage.\nFollow Smitten on Twitter\nPhotos: Rachel/Black Eiffel"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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