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We were woken from our very brief slumber. I grabbed the bag that contained my sandals and stumbled down the bus stairs desperately trying to open my eyes. My eyes were bloodshot and I managed to half strap on my sandals. When we exited the bus, we were greeted by a million tuk tuk drivers […]
Manila After our motorbike adventures in Thailand, we were onto another new country that neither of us have ever been to. We were really excited about this stretch of the trip because we were heading to the Philippines to hang out with our good friends Carla and Brian, and most importantly, attending their destination wedding! […]
After pretty cold weather over the past month and a half, we were ready for some warmer weather again. Onto Asia we went! We went back to Thailand for a few reasons. First, the warm temps. Second, it was on the way to our next destination in the Philippines for a wedding that we are […]
It was a mistake. It was never meant to happen this way. Tension was building all across the GDR (German Democratic Republic). On Nov 9, 1989, Gunter Schabowki, an East German official announced at a press conference that East Germans would be allowed to travel abroad for the first time since the wall had been […]
Reykjavik Images of massive glaciers and volcano’s erupting ran through my mind. Would it be safe to go to such a crazy place? We had been keeping an eye on the Bardarbunga volcano that has been erupting for the last two months. We settled on going after doing a lot of research and concluding that […]
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!” “Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here […]
Back again. Marissa and I were last in the city March 17, 2012 rockin’ all of our Irish flair and excited for the festivities. The day of course was St Patrick’s Day, where EVERYONE is Irish. The streets were packed; the place was humming with excitement. We loved the parade and thought it was one […]
Cork After our initial warm stent in the southern portions of Europe, we were onto our cooler part of the trip. The overall goal for us was to avoid winter but that didn’t mean that we couldn’t enjoy some spots that we love or haven’t yet been to. So we decided to make Ireland part […]
Lagos After a great few days in Lisbon, we were off to a place that we were excited to check out. The Algarves are the southern most region of mainland Portugal on the Atlantic Ocean. The pictures that we had seen online were amazing so we could only imagine seeing the sights in person. […]
Our last stop in France on this trip would be Bordeaux and the surrounding area. To be honest, Marissa and I knew very little about this region other than their reputation for producing some of the best red wines in the world. France is always #1 or #2 in the world in amount of wine […]
