Dive in, hope for the best…

August 9, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel

In 4 days Aubree and I are going to be dropped off in Rome. We have 12 days to find our way to Barcelona in order to catch our ride home. Here are the conditions we are traveling by: We will carry moderate sized backpacks with only the essentials. Other than the first couple of […]

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Europe 2009

May 11, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel

In 2009, my 18 year old daughter, Aubree, and I took our backpacks and train passes to Europe. For two weeks we hiked and rode trains from Rome to Barcelona. Without advance reservations or a set itinerary, we drifted anywhere the wind carried us (which one night meant we were homeless and slept on a sidewalk in France).

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Day 14: South African Airlines

November 3, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Curti and I are at 40,000 feet over the Atlantic ocean right now, just over an hour way […]

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Day 13: Johannesburg

November 1, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  We were up and ready to go early, as usual, but then were turned away for breakfast because […]

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Day 12: Johannesburg

October 31, 2008, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Today was education day. Curtis wasn’t so excited about touring a gold mine and then Soweto, but I […]

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Day 11: Johannesburg

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… It’s late, I’m exhausted, and frustrated. The whole drive back today Curtis and I were looking forward to […]

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Day 10: Lower Sabie

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Early on in the trip I was worried that maybe 9 nights in the Kruger Park might be […]

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Day 9: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday, except when they took us out for our morning walk […]

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Day 8: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  Obert knocked on our door at 5am, while everything was still dark. I fumbled for my light but […]

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Day 7: Sweni Wilderness Trek

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  I was sad to leave Gomo Gomo, even though the morning game ride was completely uneventful. In fact, […]

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Day 6: Gomo Gomo

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  It was hot when we went to bed, but I wanted to hear the sounds so I turned […]

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Day 5: Gomo Gomo

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning…  The day started rough and ended spectacular. No…I didn’t sleep through the night. I would have though, but […]

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Day 4: Satara

, Category: South Africa, Travel

Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… If it wasn’t for the wind, I might have finally slept through the night. In the middle of […]

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