September 3, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… My brother warned us about visiting Venice in August. I tried to talk Aubree out of it but she said it was the whole reason she wanted to come to Italy, so we skipped the expensive breakfast and caught […]
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September 2, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… I always look for a hotels with a free breakfast. Most of the time they don’t cost more and it saves money on food. Eat a good breakfast, snack throughout the day (jerky and trail mix from Costco works […]
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September 1, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… I woke up feeling normal, thank goodness my yuckiness from last night moved on. It sucks to be sick on vacation. Our original plan was to catch an early train north towards the Cinque Terre region but we had […]
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August 30, 2009, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We still aren’t used to the time difference. We were awake in the night for several hours again but then fell back asleep and were dog-tired when it was time to get up. It was tough to get rolling […]
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, Category: Italy, France, and Spain, Travel
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We both woke up at 3am and couldn’t sleep. I told her about a dream I had about a 2,000 year old love tragedy between a slave and the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat that is resolved by flashbacks […]
Read MoreIn 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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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).
Read MoreCurtis and I doing “The Big Swing” on Day 11.
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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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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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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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, 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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, 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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, 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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