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Tag Archives: around the world travel
Taking our interests on the road
When we started traveling we were determined to spend every minute we could experiencing our destination. Imagine yourself in the rice paddies of China, or visiting the great art museums in Italy. It seems absurd to think of taking time … Continue reading
Posted in photography, Trip Planning
Tagged around the world travel, hobbies, quilts, travel
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1,000 nights in AirBnBs: thoughts about a traveling life with no home
We ended our apartment lease, gave most of our stuff away, and thus began our traveling life 6 years ago. We have had no home since then, and, for the last 2,200 nights, we have stayed in diverse places ranging … Continue reading
A travel discovery for us
After 5.5 years of continuous travel, we still marvel at the many discoveries of great destinations out there. Case in point: Bologna, Italy. After our stay in Ravenna, we planned to fly back to the US, and the best nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Italy - Other
Tagged around the world travel, Basilica of Santo Stefano, Bologna, coat of arms, Italy, travel
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One thing leads to another
As we travel, we find one thing leads to another. We discover some interesting historical reference, and that sends us on a search for more information. It never ends there. We follow the new leads, and pretty soon we’ve opened … Continue reading
Where’s the body?
We could have sworn Dante was buried in Florence because we saw the tombs of Michelangelo, Rossini, Machiavelli, and Galileo when we visited the Basilica of Santa Croce. After our Florence visit, we took a train to Ravenna, Italy. Our … Continue reading
500 days to wait for her 1st day of school
Almost two years ago, Beth’s friend, Nan, highly recommended a mosaics class she had recently taken in Ravenna, Italy. Beth started to dream about how wonderful it would be to take the class, too. She wrote to the Mosaic Art … Continue reading
Posted in Italy - Other
Tagged around the world travel, art, Italy, Mosaic Art School, mosaics, Ravenna, travel
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Oltrarno orphans
Every day in Florence seemed like a special day. Our last days in the Oltrarno (the Florence neighborhood south of the Arno River), we rambled through the neighborhood as if we were trying to walk every street and take in … Continue reading
The disorienting speed of abandoning slow travel
We prefer to travel slowly. When we take a road trip, we try to stay awhile to enjoy interesting places along the way. We don’t drive every day, and, when we do drive, we restrict our driving time to just … Continue reading
Posted in Laos
Tagged around the world travel, Laos, Luang Prabang, Shoreline Lake Park, travel
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AirBnB: 750 nights and counting
One of the worst AirBnBs we stayed in was our first. We had just started our nomadic traveling life on the road, and clearly we had a lot to learn. Four and a half years have passed, and we can … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Best of Travel, South America - 2016
Tagged AirBnB, around the world travel, Cuenca, Kuranda, Mendoza, Port Douglas, Porto, travel
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