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Venice: A City of Love, Sweat, and Gelato
Basalt, Colorado USA 39.3582° N, 107.0186° W Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve written. I gave up my computer to my mom and dad in Florence to have the touch screen repaired. Since I said goodbye to the old HP, we visited Croatia and Iceland before returning home to the states. Once back…
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A Visit to Pompeii
Week 115 Day 662 Roma, Italy 41.9000° N, 12.5000° E Our next stop after Ireland, was Italy. The plan was to meet my Mom and Dad in Florence on the 20th, so that gave us 10 days to do the Southern Italy on our own. We decided to focus our attention on Rome to visit…
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Life in Luang Prabang
Week 89 Day 614 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E As I mentioned before, we almost skipped Laos entirely on our trip. Luang Prabang is another town I’m so glad we didn’t miss. Luang Prabang was described to me as a SE Asian honeymoon destination by my cousin Matthew who had visited the year before. …
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Angkor Wat
Week 82 Day 574 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Angkor Wat is a magnificent work of architecture, a gateway to the past, and the equivalent of a rock concert all rolled into 1 day. Located in Siem Reap, Angkor Wat definitely brings in people from all over the world. As we felt visiting Machu…
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Ha Long Bay Cruise – Do’s and Don’ts
Week 78 Day 547 Hanoi, Vietnam 21.0333° N, 105.8500° E We just got back from our Ha Long Bay Cruise and the experience was pretty amazing, but not without a couple hiccups. We went during the rainy season in February so the normal contrast of green cover karst cliffs with the beautiful blue water you…