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Travel Apps We Love

February 7, 2013

MapsWithMe Pro An offline map app.  Amazing. With MapsWithMe free edition you can download full maps for any country in the world and navigate new areas down to the street level in the same way...

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Sydney First Impressions

February 7, 2013

We landed in Sydney this week, and after a few days, here are a few first impressions: The city feels wonderfully tropical. The sun, smells from the many trees and parks, and breeze from the...

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Medicine and Toiletries

February 3, 2013

Here are all the medicines and toiletries we are bringing.  We have a clear toiletries bag each, and one additional bag for pills and other non-liquids.  We like GoToobs for liquid and pill containers.  Most...

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A popular question we’re asked when telling others about our trip and itinerary is, “Where do you even start planning?!”  Well, like most travels, I started by googling.  Here is a list of sites I...

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We booked our first flight

November 4, 2012

Today we booked our first flight for our upcoming round-the-world trip! It’s not the first flight we’ll take on this trip, but instead it’s a flight in the middle of our Southeast Asia stops; a...

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What’s In Alissa’s Bag?

November 3, 2012

I’m packing with my Osprey convertible suitcase with zip-off backpack and an eBags Piazza Day bag with tons of pockets. I removed a few things after this picture, to make room 🙂 Clothes 3 long sleeve...

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We had a great weekend trip to St. Louis and enjoyed our tour of the Anheuser Busch brewery. Here are a few tips for visiting:...

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Dan and I are headed to the airport after a great weekend in St. Louis.  We came here for the Packers vs. Rams football game, and found some great food and entertainment in downtown.  Some...

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