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Dubai is an amazing city.  Millions of people, dozens of ethnicities, countless skyscrapers, and always a new world-record being broken. We had mixed feelings about visiting a country with so many shady practices and awful...

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We landed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and after a short 12-hour stay at House of Arts in Mount Lavinia area.  The hotel was more like an art gallery, and is owned by a French film...

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After three weeks in Goa, it’s time to leave our nice little routine of swimming, cooking, and actually getting work done.  Today we flew to Chennai, a huge city on the east coast that we...

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During our relaxation time in Goa, we based ourselves close to the middle of the main tourist track along the coast, with the intention of exploring a few other areas. We decided to spend two...

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UPDATE: Congratulations to Betsy K. for being our randomly chosen winner!  Need to get away from the cold this Winter? In honor of the holiday season and the colder than average temperatures across the globe,...

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Travel Apps We Love: Part 2

November 30, 2013

In my first iPhone travel apps guide, I wrote about Maps with Me Pro and Trail Wallet, both of which I still recommend and use daily.  I also mentioned TripAdvisor City Guides, which I use...

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The slums of Mumbai: To tour or not to tour? We’ve had mixed feelings about whether or not we wanted to take a tour of one of the many slums here in India.  Slum tours...

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We landed in Mumbai at midnight Thursday night/Friday morning after 27 straight hours of airports, airplanes and  layovers. We prepaid-paid for a taxi and found our hotel with no problems and hardly any traffic, which...

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Now that we’ve had time at home, taking a break from our break, and telling our stories to family and friends, I’ve had more time to reflect on the awesomeness of our life in 2013...

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We tend to focus on our great experiences on this site, but occasionally traveling can be scary or painful.  Or both. On our last day in Langmusi, China, I was out taking pictures of the...

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