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Author Archives: Todd
Georgia: The Land of Many Playgrounds
After 3 nights in the wine region we headed to the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. A nice thing about the Georgian language is that things are often pronounced how you would guess they are pronounced. The previous day there were … Continue reading
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Georgia’s Wine Region Here We Come
We crossed into Georgia on foot and likely overpaid for a pre-arranged taxi, but it did take out the stress of negotiating with 4 friends that aren’t going to underbid each other for our ~2 hour drive to the winery … Continue reading
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Bye Baku, Time for Sheki and Walking into Georgia
After five nights in Baku, we left. We planned to use the same driver from our first two days, who spoke significantly better English than I speak Azerbaijani, but not always well enough to manage extras. The night before we … Continue reading
Azerbaijan Here We Come
This is a much-delayed post of our trip to the Caucasus. I am starting it after we have been traveling for about 10 days, so the first few days will be more of a recap. Our trip started with Katy … Continue reading
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Costa Rica with a 6 Month Old, What Could Go Wrong?
In hindsight, I don’t think anyone ever said taking a 6 month old on multiple plane rides was a great idea. That may have been because most people we talked to were more experienced parents than us… Our journey to … Continue reading
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Vanuatu: Gaua, Relaxing in the Middle Nowhere
We had a good couple of days in Santo. It was nice having a little more infrastructure compared to the previous week where we were void of hot water and charged most of our devices via a battery pack. Before … Continue reading
Vanuatu: Santo has HOT WATER
Vanuatu is an interesting country. The past week we spent on an island that is off the “tourist trail.” We left Lakatoro and headed to Espirito Santo. Santo, along with Port Vila, are the two main cities that tourists visit. … Continue reading
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Vanuatu Culture at the National Arts Festival in Lakatoro
Our stay at the Batis Bungalows came to an end, and we began our trek to the northern city of Lakatoro in Malekula. Figuring out the transport was not easy. I tried calling and Facebook messaging several people and could … Continue reading
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Vanuatu: A $45 Over “Water” Bungalow in the Maskelynes
After a truck ride to the Tanna airport, where a pilot was casually waiting for us, our transit to the Maskelynes started. We were weighed and then walked to the tarmac and were positioned in the aircraft, the smallest aircraft … Continue reading
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Vanuatu: Standing on the Rim of an Active Volcano
Katy and I had an uneventful 90-minute flight from New Caledonia to Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu. It was operated by an ATR-72, which is a large turboprop plane. A weird thing about the plane is that you … Continue reading
