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Tips for Great Europe Trips
As we approach the full-fledged heart of summer, which also is the peak season for travelling in Europe, I thought it would be a good time to share a few of the packing tips I’ve learned along the way. So, for all you about to board a plane and hop across the Atlantic and …
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When we were in Belgrade, we used to go watch sunsets at this big fort they have there overlooking the river. This is a picture of one of them and a guy.
One of Mexico’s pearls on the Pacific, Zihuatanejo (or ‘Zi-wa’ as many locals affectionately call it) is a chilled-out seaside paradise that still manages to fly a bit under the tourist radar. Well, with one huge notable exception, but we will get to that a little bit later on. I spent a few weeks …
When you visit Kuala Lumpur, you are legally required to visit Batu Caves. Well, at least it seems that way anyway. It’s a cool place though, because there’s some steep steps, some mischievous monkeys, and a shrine to a god. Here’s a picture from the top of the steps of some statue and the metropolis …
Isla Holbox is an island off the coast of Mexico that feels more Caribbean than Mexican. Case in point, this colorful store. I may not speak Spanish, but when I saw the sign, I figured we could buy some fruit there. We did, and then we ate it.
Let’s just say you’ve decided to go ahead and come over to Europe. First off, congratulations for making that fabulous decision, you won’t regret a thing, ‘promise. I’d like to take this opportunity to humbly suggest that while you are probably penciling in going to places like Italy, France, England, and Germany, that you could …
The calendar is on its tenth turn, I’m wearing a checked shirt, grasping a frothy stein of beer, standing on a bench singing – well, mumbling at a very high volume – the words to German folk songs in a tent with thousands of other revelers. Obviously, it’s Oktoberfest Munich time again. (insert record …
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So we moved to England last week. I guess I forgot to tell you about that, but yeah, we drove a car from Amsterdam all the way to England by way of the Chunnel. On our first night in England, we stayed in a pretty area called the Cotswolds, and here’s a picture I took of …
When I touched down in Las Vegas for the first time, I was genuinely surprised to see mountains ringing the city. Now, I suppose I should have known that Sin City was circled by peaks, but it had just never occurred to me. I honestly thought Las Vegas was a sandy place with dunes a …
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When we dream of going to Italy (and we all dream of going to Italy at some point), we don’t typically spend much too much time thinking about Bologna. Naah, it’s usually the ‘big three’ of Rome, Venice, and Florence that tend to star in our Italian fantasy films, with places like Cinque Terre , …
