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Two perspectives on having no home, no job, and 6 months to explore Europe
Slainte, Ireland! David
Slainte, Ireland! Pictures Slainte, Ireland! Video Six months into our journey across Europe, we were about to take our first intra-European airplane flight. It was a short hop from Edinburgh to Dublin on Ryanair, Europe’s answer to Southwest Airlines. Unfortunately, they were missing a few key ingredients to our beloved Dallas-based airline. First, we paid […]
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Slainte, Ireland! Jenny
December 7, 2011
Slainte, Ireland! Pictures Slainte, Ireland! Video The final week of our journey was spent in Ireland, where we continued to try not to obsess over the fact that our adventure was on its last legs. We had a two cities and a national park to explore, so there was no shortage of distractions. Our first […]
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Over the Hills and Far Away: Jenny
November 25, 2011
Over the Hills and Far Away: Pictures Over the Hills and Far Away: Video When my Dad left for home, it really began sinking in that our time in Europe was coming to an end. We had a week in Scotland, then a week in Ireland, and then we’d be coming back to the States […]
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Over the Hills and Far Away: David
November 25, 2011
Over the Hills and Far Away: Pictures Over the Hills and Far Away: Video Jenny drove into Scotland, which explains why we have so much video from the drive. It’s difficult for me to passively enjoy scenic drives because if I just watch, I feel like I should be recording the view. Typically when we […]
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English Lessons: David
November 12, 2011
English Lessons: Pictures English Lessons: Video The time we spent planning our days in Paris pales in comparison to the research Sam put into creating his list of “must-sees” for England. When he finished with his hours of searching the web, favorite books, genealogy sources, and probably his own memory, we got a impressive list […]
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English Lessons: Jenny
November 12, 2011
English Lessons: Pictures English Lessons: Video We took the high speed train from Paris to London, and getting on to it turned out to be even more difficult than boarding a plane. After taking our luggage through security, we had to stop in customs to fill out some forms and be interviewed. The brusque Brit […]
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An American Dad in Paris: Jenny
November 5, 2011
An American Dad in Paris: Pictures An American Dad in Paris: Video Spending time in Louveciennes had allowed us to plan my dad’s visit practically to the hour. That would seem overzealous, but my dad sent us a list of activities that was pretty long. Plus we really wanted to show him a good time […]
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An American Dad in Paris: David
November 5, 2011
An American Dad in Paris: Pictures An American Dad in Paris: Video The sun had barely risen over the horizon as we drove east in Cecile’s little Renault towards Charles de Gaulle International. Fortunately, the roads were practically empty because we were flying blind. Not because we were driving into the retina-burning rising sun (certainly […]
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The TravelWeeds 
December 7, 2011
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