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Beach and Monkeys in Costa Rica
We had a fabulous trip to Costa Rica. It was a well-timed winter break to get a bit of sun and hiking in. While it was an enjoyable holiday, it had a different flavor from some of our past holidays. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Central America, Costa Rica
Tagged beach, hiking, monkeys, sloths, Spanish, wildlife
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Vernazza Cinque Terre: A Revisit
22862 We’re back from Vernazza with G’s Parents. We had a great time eating our weight in pesto (yum!), anchovies, and drinking cheap (yet ever-solid) Italian wine… And to work it all off, we fit in a few hikes, too. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Europe, Italy
Tagged Cinque Terre, hiking, Vernazza
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One Sea, Red Sea, Two Sea, Dead Sea
We crossed the border back into Israel and took a quick detour into Eilat to dip our toes into the Red Sea. While standing on the beach, looking to our left we saw Jordan. Looking to our right we saw … Continue reading
Petra Jordan
21783 Crossing the border from Israel to Jordan was a real experience. It is the first time that we crossed an international border that felt like a real border. Each side had the armed guards at the gate with watch … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Jordan, Middle East
Tagged cooking course, goats, hiking, Petra
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Maasai and Mount Makarot
One of the unique experiences of our trip was hiking over Mount Makarot and into the Serengeti plains where we stayed at the Olduvai Camp run by Maasai. 20574 We started at a fly camp where we spent the night … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Tanzania
Tagged hiking, Maasai, Masai, Mount Makarot, Olduvai, safari, Serengeti
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Tanzanian Safari: Hiking into the Serengeti
After a “touristy” day in the crater yesterday, last night we went camping in a remote area outside the Maasai village of Ilmisigiyo. Some of the best moments from our trips are at times like these when you can get … Continue reading
The Atlas Mountains
17934 Before I get started recapping our trek in the mountains, I’ll allow myself a bit of a tangent. While we’ve definitely become more travel savvy over the last few years, we still make mistakes…feel we should share the good … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Morocco
Tagged Atlas Mountains, hiking, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco
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