New Zealand Part 4: Wanaka & Arrowtown
After leaving Aoraki / Mt. Cook, we headed south to Wanaka. The drive there, similar to the drive to Mt.
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New Zealand Part 3: Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Bob and Faye saw us off at the Rotorua airport and we flew to Christchurch for the South Island part
North Sulawesi Part 2: Bunaken National Marine Park
After a wonderful few days in Tangkoko, we drove back to Manado to the pier to meet the boat for
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North Sulawesi Part 1: Tangkoko National Reserve
This year for our October break, our old friends, Krista, Laura, and Jim, came to visit! After they all spent
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Japan Travels Part 5: Flowers of Rebun Island
Our hike on Rebun Island was so amazingly full of beautiful wildflowers I had to make a separate post just
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Japan Travels Part 4: Wakkanai and Rebun Island
After Asahidake, we took the train up to the northernmost city in Japan, Wakkanai. There we caught a ferry to
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Japan Travels Part 3: Mt. Asahidake
After leaving Biei, we took the train to Asahikawa and then caught the bus to the Asahidake Onsen Yumoto Wakukomaso.
Vietnam Vacation Part 2: Caves and countryside in Phong Nha
After our weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, we decided we wanted to explore some of the Vietnamese countryside. We’d
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Family Visit: Jakarta, Desa Laguna, & Bandung
In March, Angie’s dad, brother, and nephew came for a visit. We had been anticipating this trip for months, and
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English Christmas 2023
We were lucky enough to again spend Christmas and New Years with Angie’s sister, Christi, and her family in England.