Dream destination, Sitka

When we first started talking about driving up to Alaska before we headed down south, the one place Sam said he wanted to visit was Sitka. When I asked him why, he said he was not sure, just that he had read some articles on it and it looked amazing. It was a place that […]
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Bogota Colombia- arrival in South America!

At last the long awaited trip across the Darien Gap to South America. We landed here after a pleasant though slightly turbulent 1hour 30-minute flight and breezed thru Immigration and Customs. After an Indy style cab ride we arrived at … Continue reading →

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THE CORDILLERA BLANCA IN PICTURES

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Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 3 Photos from Family Stay at Song Kul

It had been a long day to reach Song Kul. As soon as I found some puddles of water in the dried-up riverbeds, we stopped to camp for the night. It took some further searching to find fresh enough water that Sarala would actually drink. Who’d have thought a horse could be so fussy. I [...]

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Euro-drive

Europe is full of interesting places to see, and it is extremely hard to choose a few. As we have now chosen the route along the Adriatic coast, one stop gave itself: Dubrovnik in Croatia. In August most tourist destinations are packed with people, but hey, it’s now that we’re here,...
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Peso da Régua, Portugal 8/13

Finally, we were in Portugal and ready to experience a new culture. Our Spanish was allowing us to get by. Since one of the famous things in Portugal is Port wine, which comes from the Douro Valley and takes its name from the Douro River, it was recommended that we follow the scenic secondary...
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New York City madness

So the few days in the New York have been as mad as I thought, to be fair its easy to get around but the thing that gets me is the people, there’s so many of them, this really is the city that never sleeps. It is a pretty amazing place though, the buil…

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