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We cover more ground this way

Written by Chris We just wrapped up a nice couple of weeks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and have just landed back in Thailand. Back in Thailand? Yes, Thailand has a 30-day limit on visas for us Yankees, but you can … Continue reading

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A symbol in Nepal

Written by Chris During our time trekking in Nepal, we had the opportunity to walk paths through the Himalayas that have been in use for many, many centuries. Along these paths are many towns and structures just as old. One … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Weekend fun in Malawi

Written by Chris While we were in Malawi, we had a few weekends free while we weren’t volunteering for the good of mankind and we took off from our main base for a few excursions. Getting around Malawi is actually … Continue reading

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The Malawi Volunteer Experience

Written by Chris We had never really set our plans for how we wanted to spend the rest of our time in Africa, though we had had the idea of volunteering in mind. We happened upon a good-looking organization that … Continue reading

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Asia bound

Written by Chris Two continents down, and two to go. Today we are reluctantly leaving the beautiful island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania in Africa to head to Nepal. Our months in Africa have been a truly illuminating … Continue reading

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