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Read about our time in Vanuatu: Island Life on Ambrym Our Trek to Ambrym’s Volcano – Mt. Marum Village Life’s 5 Whoas & 5 Woes Cooking on the Road: Port Villa...

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We are only carrying two carry-on sized backpacks for our extended trip, and it was evident from the start that a laundry solution was a critical issue for us. We first heard of the Scrubba...

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Ambrym’s Volcano – “The Greatest Show on Earth” On only our second day here on the volcanic island of Ambrym, we have decided to attempt the 11-hour round-trip trek to Ambrym’s largest active volcano: Mt....

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Island Life on Ambrym

February 19, 2013

Where are we? Our arrival on Ambrym is the most culture shocked we’ve experienced so far in traveling. We are the only people on our plane, and have arrived at a grass-runway airport where 20...

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We have now been in Vanuatu three days, two of them spent in the capitol city of Port Vila and today is the beginning of our stay with a village on the island of Ambrym...

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Our First Cricket Match

February 9, 2013

It’s our fourth day here in Sydney and we spent the entire morning walking around the city center, exploring the urban parks and weaving our way through the hordes of business people.  At about 1:30pm...

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What’s in Dan’s Bag?

February 5, 2013

I am packing my Osprey convertible suitcase and day pack and Clik camera bag. Clothes 1 pair jeans 1 pair quick dry shorts 1 pair board shorts 1 pair athletic shorts 1 long sleeve button...

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We finished packing today and we were able to fit everything into two carry-on bags and two back packs.  We had about three rounds of eliminating clothes and items that just wouldn’t fit.  Here are...

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Last Weekend in Minneapolis

February 1, 2013

We went out last night to Manny’s, one of Minneapolis’s top steakhouses, to celebrate the beginning of our trip.  I’m still in a food coma, but here is a picture of the desert our server...

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The year was 2007.  Twitter wasn’t even one year old yet, Pinterest didn’t exist yet, and Gary Arndt quit his job and launched a travel blog long before most people knew what a blog was....

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