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France: Tours & The Loire Valley

Villandry garden

After a great visit to Paris, I was excited to go to another area that I had previously been to with mixed results – the Loire Valley.  Nate and I were there in 2006 as part of our European backpacking trip.  We explored some amazing castles and had a little bit too much fun that […]

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Croatia: Zadar and Plitvice National Park

Plitvice Lakes National Park

After the past several days in the islands, we were back on mainland Croatia.  Zadar is a city that we really hadn’t heard much about prior to our visit there.  To be honest our decision to go there was based only on 2 factors:  the amazing and unbelievable Plitvice National Park which I’ll talk about […]

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Croatia: Dubrovnik- The Old Town

Dubrovnik Croatia

After another awesome time in Italy, we were off to a country that neither Marissa or I had ever been, Croatia.  We had heard great things about it from other travelers and looked at photos online that took your breath away.  We were excited about the amazing blue waters and well preserved walled city that […]

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Italy: Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

When doing research about places to go in Italy, we came across some breathtaking photos of small fishing villages with colorful housing that was hanging over the edge of cliffs overlooking crystal clear blue water.  We were sold that we had to check it out for ourselves.  The Amalfi coast is made up of the […]

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First Stop: London

London Town

After months of planning ‘the trip’ and hours upon hours of staying up late to talk about it even when we should have been getting some sleep for the next day of work,we were finally gone! It was liberating to be rid of the long hours of work and we were ready to finally head […]

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain