We finally made it! We arrived in Amsterdam in the late morning after our brief stopover/plane change in Iceland. We had the option of staying in Iceland when I bought the tickets but we will save doing that for some other time. I hear it is an expensive place to visit and we wanted to … Continue reading Europe – Day 1 – January 25th, 2018: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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January 24th, 2018 – Off to Europe!
Well, we are outta here and off to Europe! Just shy of eight hours flight time on the first leg of the trip. We have a layover for a plane change in Reykjavik, Iceland. It is a quick layover for only about an hour and a half or so then we board the second plane for … Continue reading January 24th, 2018 – Off to Europe!
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January 21st, 2018 – Making a List… Checking it twice…
We're not talking Santa here. We're talking about Europe! It's been a long wait since buying those tickets two and a half months ago. Many sleepless nights, spending a few dollars buying some travel items, weighing the backpack repeatedly, whittling down the contents of it and cutting what we can get by without. But now our … Continue reading January 21st, 2018 – Making a List… Checking it twice…
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January 19th, 2018
Earlier this week I made a trip to Edmonds, WA to go to the Rick Steves travel store. I wanted to ask a few questions about our upcoming trip and look at some guidebooks. You probably know who Rick Steves is - he is a travel guy with a show on PBS He likes to … Continue reading January 19th, 2018
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January 18th, 2018
Well, it looks like my off-season is going to be cut short. I am getting called and asked back to work much earlier than expected. I was hoping to make a few road trips before I went back but that's okay. Extra money and health insurance always comes in handy. I am pretty certain I'll … Continue reading January 18th, 2018
Journey and Destination 