Category: Recap
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Week #29 ~ Recap
282 miles driven, connected with approximately 20 more friends/family exchanged approximately 80 more hugs over coffee, drinks, dinner and brunch, 1 random coffee shop sighting, 1 more lovely stay with generous hostesses and an average of 2 coffees per day for both of us and 3 days of subzero temperatures! The budget will remain a…
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Week #28 ~ Recap
244 miles driven, approximately 80 hugs exchanged around 10 tables, 1 church service and 1 Safonia rehearsal, 1 vet appointment with 2 cats and 2 amazing hosts who let us crash at their homes while we were gallivanting around the Denver area. We didn’t track daily budgets while visiting friends and family, so nothing to…
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Week #27 ~ Recap
1,543 miles driven, 1,314 miles flown, 10 states driven through, 3 hotels, 1 New Years Eve visit with a dear friend in Kansas City on the way to 1 family wedding in Wichita, 3 of Marla’s 5 siblings, 2 flights, 1 major surgery for a family member, 3 days of extra quality time with 1…
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Weeks # 25 & 26 ~ Recap
6 rides on the Metro, 3 days spent decorating for Christmas, 2 nights meeting Virginia cousins for dinner/drinks, 1 lunch with Maryland cousins, 1 concert featuring amazing music performed by a dear friend, 1 amazing museum, 1 fabulous dinner with local friends cooked by Erin McDermott, 1 Christmas Eve service, 2 hikes in nature, 18…
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Week #24 ~ Recap
2 countries, 1 ocean crossed by 1 plane ride of 3,562 miles, 0 tchotchkes purchased from Christmas markets, 1 intro to a beautiful vocal art form, a rainy welcome home by two loving parents, 1 tour purchased for SE Asia, 2 very expensive plane tickets back to the States, and $441.06 OVER budget. We enjoyed…
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Week #23 ~ Recap
3 major cities, 2 countries, 2 dear friends, 3 UNESCO world heritage sites, 7 Spanish masters, 3 museums, 1 final train ride on our EuRail Pass, 10,000 Christmas lights popping up everywhere, and $0.67 UNDER budget! This week was all about Spain: Barcelona and Madrid specifically. We loved Barcelona for its art and architecture and…
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Week #22 ~ Recap
2 countries, 2 museums, 3 UNESCO world heritage sites, one flight across the Mediterranean Sea, 1 concert, 1 dear old friend, 1 new friend who guided us through a tapas menu in Catalan, and $121.83 OVER budget. Flying from Naples, Italy, to Barcelona, Spain was only two hours, but the difference in the food, the…
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Week #21 ~ Recap
2 countries (the Vatican is small but mighty!), 1 major American Holiday, 3 museums, 4 dinners cooked at home, 1 concert, 3 walking tours, 1 grand cathedral, 1 Swiss guard, 1 rest day, 1 afternoon spent in awe at the home of the Catholic Church, 3 protests, approximately 8 arancini from the street food vendor…
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Week #20 ~ Recap
477 miles, 4 towns, 1 major city, 6 train rides, 5 or 6 more tiramisus, 4,000 stairs (maybe not that many but it sure felt that way), 2 UNESCO world heritage sites, 1 duomo tour, 1 Michelangelo sculpture, 1 saint’s sanctuary, $649.40 UNDER budget. The week started in the Cinque Terre and ended in the…
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Week #19 ~ Recap
206 Miles, 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites (1 World Heritage “cultural landscape” included in the count), 4 cities, 1 leaning tower, 3 trains, 3 boats (vaporetti), 2 tiramisu desserts, 3 gelatos, 1 moment of falling in love with Italy, and $28.74 UNDER budget. This week we moved from the NorthEast portion of Italy (Venice) to…