Yearly Archives: 2013

Out for a walk in the Annapurna range

Written by Chris I don’t know about you, but I love walking to places. I love the freedom of being able to come and go when I choose, the satisfaction of making it somewhere under my own power, and the … Continue reading

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Come see our Related Media

A new keystone page has gone live, Related Media. You can check out what we have been reading, watching, and listening to related to our travels. The page can be found under the “Keystone Pages” menu at the top of … Continue reading

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Zanzibar, An Island of Spice and Mystery

Whew, last Africa post! Next up, Nepal and trekking the Himalayas! Shortly After Landing in Zanzibar Cab Driver turning around to look at Chris, “You want advice? You have pretty and nice wife, don’t take another. Not worth it. WAY … Continue reading

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The Great Africa Transit

View Larger Map Written by Chris Note: this is a delayed update from our trip across Africa from August to October. We have finally come to what I anticipated to be the most challenging part of our trip and the … Continue reading

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Nelson Mandela

As most people have now heard, Nelson Mandela died this morning at the age of 95. Out of all our travels one of the most inspirational things we did was our visit to the Apartheid Museum in South Africa. As … Continue reading

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Announcements: Can’t get enough photos

Written by Chris We have finally ventured back into the world of reliable and reasonably fast internet and have been doing some behind-the-scenes work around here. As such, we have have been rolling out a lot of new stuff for … Continue reading

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We Found Pride Rock!

There is a picture from my senior year of high school, Mary you know which one I mean, where three of my friends and myself are standing on a rock as we sing the opening lines of “Circle of Life” … Continue reading

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Getting Swindled, From Start to Finish

Disclaimer: This post reveals a bit about the unsavory parts of travel Chris and I experienced in Tanzania. It was a hard three weeks of travel and we wanted to share this as we wanted people to know that backpacking … Continue reading

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Top 5 Things We Didn’t Know We Were Thankful For

As Chris and I have travelled we have become increasingly aware of how incredibly lucky we are. We were born into a wealthy nation to parents who worked hard and provided us with the opportunity to launch the lives we … Continue reading

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The Top of Africa

Written by Chris As part of our “catching up from a month without a computer” series, we’re filling in the gaps in what we have been up to lately. We have just finished with a month of trekking in Nepal, … Continue reading

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