Tag: Photos
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A Few More Photos from Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dağı)
Who says every post has to be a long-winded rant? Here’s a few pictures I took on top of a mountain when we were in Turkey!
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Crossing the border from Turkey into Iran
February 2011 Update: If you are looking for info on the visas and border crossing itself, Chris has posted about that here. We were both still sick, but nonetheless on Wednesday, June 16th we bought bus tickets from Van, Turkey to Orumiyeh, Iran. I must admit that deep inside me I was a little uncertain.…
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Happy (slightly belated) Fathers’ Day!
Hi Dads! We are thinking about you. We also want you to know that we love you and that we wouldn’t want any other dads. You’re both fantastic people. We look forward to giving each of you a BIG hug next time we see you. For now, here’s a virtual hug: “hug”. Hope you enjoy…
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Romania: Bran Castle and the truth about Dracula
Images of fast moving clouds blackening the sky and a lightning bolt allowing me to see the silhouette of the castle  in front of me raced through my mind. Chris and I were about to visit Bran Castle, one of the magnificent castles of Romania. My imagination was going wild. I couldn’t help it. Dracula…
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Feeling homesick after 5.5 months of travel
For the first time in my life I have had people ask me where I’m from and when I say Canada they shrug their shoulders and say, “Where’s that?â€Â After 5.5 months I am officially homesick. Although some of my homesickness might be brought on by the fact that my entire body is aching, my…
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Laura wants to share lots of random photos with you
Currently Chris and I are in a hotel room in Diyarbakir in eastern Turkey. I thought I could post a bunch of random photos for you guys to enjoy. They cover all sorts of different things and times during our trip, including our Sahara trek, Italy, Morocco and Turkey. We plan on heading into Iran in…
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Photos from our two day Madrid adventure
On our second (and last) day in Madrid we decided to go on a tapas tour. Tapas are traditionally the little snacks you are served when you order a drink. They are called tapas because back in the day the small plate of snacks would be placed on top of the drink you ordered. On…
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Ceausescu’s communist country came to a crude end on December 25, 1989
I’m sitting on a comfy bed in our quaint hotel room in Brasov, Romania. Located within the old city walls, we can almost touch the house across from us. We took a four-hour train ride here yesterday from the Romanian capital, Bucharest. After our time in Madrid and Morocco, it was refreshing to see the…
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Moroccan ceramics, food, fashion, religion and most important, tips on how to use a squat toilet
During our 3-week adventure in Morocco, I noticed some interesting things that I thought I could share with you. Currently we are in Bucharest, Romania. We just arrived here yesterday after a one day layover in Milano, Italy and before that we spent a quick two days in Madrid. I will get some photos up…
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Observations of Morocco: El-Jadida, Essaouria and Marrakech
Editor’s Note: The photos on this blog are the work of each post other, unless noted otherwise. My lovely wife Laura shot all these ones. She deserves the mad props. Our introduction to Morocco went rather smooth considering we had spent the previous night lounging around the Milano airport unable to sleep. Stumbling up to…
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Maroc, Morocco, Marocco
May 12, 2010 Whatever you call it, Morocco is a sensory overload. Laura and I are waiting around in Marakesh for a bus that leaves in a little over an hour. We’re traveling today to a small town on the edge of the Sahara desert called M’Hamid. We hope to hire a guide to take…
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The Bikes of Piacenza
Like many European cities based on urban planning that goes back centuries, Piacenza has a thriving bike culture. It probably also helps that the city is overall quite flat. Most of the bikes were classic cruisers, and I figured I’d make a small photo project out of capturing some of the most interesting ones we…