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ghartzell13
Nov 29, 202020 min read
Still Adventuring!
Seasons greetings through the Covid Haze! We hope you and yours are staying healthy, had a great Thanksgiving (if you’re in the States or...
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ghartzell13
Jul 5, 202029 min read
thailand
Our trip to Thailand started with a thud and ended, well, with another thud. Thailand was the first country we visited that failed to...
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ghartzell13
Mar 5, 202017 min read
Laos
“Sabaidi”. Utter this simple greeting to any local as you walk the streets of Luang Prabang, and the chances are great that you will...
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ghartzell13
Feb 17, 202028 min read
cambodia
Cambodia! Where to start? Cambodia completely exceeded our expectations. We only had two full days in Phnom Penh and 3 full days in Siem...
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ghartzell13
Feb 6, 202026 min read
vietnam
As we approached Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport we felt nervous excitement. Partly because it would be our first taste of a 100%...
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ghartzell13
Jan 13, 20209 min read
singapore
After over a year on the road, it was finally time to experience truly different foreign cultures. One of the main driving forces that...
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ghartzell13
Jan 7, 202012 min read
australia: part ii
“There’s a lollypop lady in the zebra crossing in front of Hungry Jacks”. Say what? It can be a challenge to understand what Australians...
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ghartzell13
Dec 11, 201915 min read
australia: part i
We flew into Sydney on a Wednesday morning. It was October 23rd, which was the middle of spring, and it was a beautiful, sunny day. We...
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ghartzell13
Nov 12, 201910 min read
NEW ZEALAND: PART III
With the exception of a visit home in April 2019, we have been on the road non-stop since November 2018. By the time October 2019 rolled...
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ghartzell13
Oct 25, 201914 min read
new zealand: part ii
Kia ora! We’ve been in New Zealand for 3 months now (Jul-Sep) and our favorite thing about New Zealand has definitely been the natural...
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ghartzell13
Aug 19, 20199 min read
NEW ZEALAND: PART I
“Wow!”. That was pretty much how we started our first few weeks in New Zealand. Every morning we would stumble out of bed, walk to the...
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ghartzell13
Jul 24, 20195 min read
denmark
We flew from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen, Denmark on June 19th. It was an easy 3.5 hour flight. Usually, when we fly to Denmark, we are...
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ghartzell13
Jun 22, 201912 min read
Spain
We arrived in Spain on April 23rd. We flew into Barcelona for a short stay before heading off to our long term sit in the small pueblo of...
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ghartzell13
May 2, 20196 min read
Cedar Crest, Nm, u.s.a.
The Sandia Mountains in the state of New Mexico are beautiful. The Sandias sit east of Albuquerque and rise to a height of 10,678 ft...
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ghartzell13
Mar 31, 20197 min read
Evans, GA, U.S.A.
After 3 months in Panamá we headed back to the States on Feb 24, 2019. Our next sit was scheduled to start on Feb 27 in the thriving...
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ghartzell13
Mar 5, 201915 min read
Panamá
When most Americans think of Panamá, they likely think of the Panama Canal. Those that know a little history may also think of Spanish...
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ghartzell13
Dec 10, 20185 min read
Puerto Escondido, México: Part II
We REALLY liked Puerto Escondido. When we first arrived we weren't too sure it was a place we might consider returning to and staying...
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ghartzell13
Nov 16, 20186 min read
Puerto Escondido, México: Part i
This is my very first ever blog. The first blog should probably be about how we got here. Not literally, like by train or car- but how it...
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