Tag: Home for the Holidays
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Week #30 ~ Recap
11,241 miles, 3 airplanes, 1 8-hour layover, 1 tourist “mini-bus”, 3 Thai cities, 2 night markets, 5 temples, 1 elephant sanctuary, 1 cooking class, 1 guided bike tour, and 2 Thai massages: $653.19 OVER budget due to cost of flights and lodging in Bangkok. As you might imagine, Southeast Asia is really far from Denver,…
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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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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Travel-Weary
It’s been awhile since we’ve posted about the less glorious side of travel. As of today, we’ve been on the road for 151 days. Every new location comes with a bit of anxiety as we adjust to a new “home”. Each new place requires research and exploration to understand what sites we want to see,…