Travel
Day-by-day journals from every trip
2026
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England and Iberia in 2026
Three days in London, then a 14-night round-trip cruise from Southampton through Portugal and Spain
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England and Iberia Day 18
Homeward bound
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England and Iberia Day 17
The final day, somewhere in the English Channel
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England and Iberia Day 16
Where we visit American fast food restaurants in Bilbao
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England and Iberia Day 15
La Coruña, Spain AND AN ECLIPSE!
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England and Iberia Day 14
Sea day stuff, and a primer for tomorrow's eclipse
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England and Iberia Day 13
Málaga, my favorite stop of the trip
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England and Iberia Day 12
Sea day
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England and Iberia Day 11
Waiting out the heat in Ibiza
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England and Iberia Day 10
Barcelona on half a tank
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England and Iberia Day 9
Palma de Mallorca: a hot hike to a castle, a lucky taxi, and a Segway adventure
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England and Iberia Day 8
Gibraltar off the rail, and a slow sea day
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England and Iberia Day 7
Uphill in Lisbon, and a flea market find
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England and Iberia Day 6
A gray day in Matosinhos
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England and Iberia Day 5
A sea day and the last of the jet lag
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Walking from Southampton Central Station to the Cruise Terminal
Step-by-step directions to the Horizon terminal (berth 102) at the Port of Southampton
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England and Iberia Day 4
Waterloo to Southampton, and the walk to the terminal
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England and Iberia Day 3
Coffee, Carnaby Street, and the Tube
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England and Iberia Day 2
Heathrow to Bankside, and 20,000 steps on no sleep
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England and Iberia Day 1
A delay, a tight connection, and a red-eye
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Rome and Silversea in 2026
Exploring Rome, Livorno, València, Cartagena, Portimão, and Lisbon
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Rome and Silversea Day 12
Disembarkation in Lisbon and the flight home
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Rome and Silversea Day 11
A day in Portimão and Silves, Portugal
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Rome and Silversea Day 10
A sea day and the passage past Gibraltar
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Rome and Silversea Day 9
A day in Cartagena, Spain
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Rome and Silversea Day 8
A day in València, Spain
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Rome and Silversea Day 7
A full day at sea between Italy and Spain
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Rome and Silversea Day 6
A deliberately low-key day in Livorno
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Rome and Silversea Day 5
Embark day on the Silversea Silver Spirit
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Rome and Silversea Day 4
The Vatican, Colosseum, Forum, Trevi, and Pantheon
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Rome and Silversea Day 3
It's Rome, so more walking and eating
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Rome and Silversea Day 2
The day of many steps
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Rome and Silversea Day 1
Travels to Europe
2025
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Some Things About Iceland
Random thoughts in no order
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Switzerland and Germany in 2025
A summer 2025 trip to Switzerland and Germany with my 16 year old son
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Switzerland and Germany Day 15
The trip home
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Switzerland and Germany Day 14
To the airport
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Switzerland and Germany Day 13
Casual Sunday in Munich
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Switzerland and Germany Day 12
To Munich!
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Switzerland and Germany Day 11
Walking around Garmisch
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Switzerland and Germany Day 10
Around Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Switzerland and Germany Day 9
Scenic journey to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Switzerland and Germany Day 8
Füssen - a fairytale castle and less-than-fairytail transit
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Switzerland and Germany Day 7
A brief overnight in Appenzell
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Switzerland and Germany Day 6
Up to Gornergrat and its Matterhorn views above Zermatt
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Switzerland and Germany Day 5
Hikes, bikes, and carts in Zermatt
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Switzerland and Germany Day 4
Wengen to Zermatt
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Switzerland and Germany Day 3
Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, and the panorama walk
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Switzerland and Germany Day 2
Planes and trains
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Switzerland and Germany Day 1
RDU to Zurich
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Norway and Denmark in 2025
Exploring Bergen, Balestrand, Voss, Oslo, and Copenhagen
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Norway and Denmark Day 12
Copenhagen to RDU
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Norway and Denmark Day 11
The travel wall
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Norway and Denmark Day 10
Arrival in Copenhagen
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Norway and Denmark Day 9
Oslo and the ferry
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Norway and Denmark Day 8
Train from Voss to Oslo
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Norway and Denmark Day 7
Sightseeing around Voss
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Norway and Denmark Day 6
Balestrand to Voss
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Norway and Denmark Day 5
Balestrand hike
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VIDEO Bergen to Balestrand ferry
Where I also learn how to kind of edit videos
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Norway and Denmark Day 4
Bergen to Balestrand
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Norway and Denmark Day 3
Full day in Bergen Norway
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Norway and Denmark Day 2
24 hours of travel concludes, strolling around Bergen
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Norway and Denmark Day 1
24 hours of travel begins
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Quick review of the Omni Amelia Island
We checked out of the Omni Amelia Island seven days ago, after staying for three nights. We stayed in room...
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Planning For Solo Travel
Striking the balance between too little and too much
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Celebrity Eclipse Southern Caribbean in Winter 2024
A family trip to the Cayman Islands, Aruba, Curaçoa, Bonaire, Puerto Rico, and the DR aboard the Celebrity Eclipse
2024
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Celebrity Cruise Day 10
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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Celebrity Cruise Day 9
San Juan
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Celebrity Cruise Day 8
Sea day
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Celebrity Cruise Day 7
Bonaire
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Celebrity Cruise Day 6
Curaçao
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Celebrity Cruise Day 5
Aruba
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Celebrity Cruise Day 3
Grand Cayman
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Celebrity Cruise Day 2
Mobility
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Celebrity Cruise Day 1
Getting to the ship
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Celebrity Cruise Day 0
Heading to Fort Lauderdale
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Iceland post-cruise visit 2024
Our four days on land in Iceland after disembarking our cruise in Reykjavik
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Iceland Visit 2024 Day 4
17 days of travel come to an end
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Iceland Visit 2024 Day 3
Old Charm Reykjavik
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Iceland Visit 2024 Day 2
South coast of Iceland
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Iceland Visit 2024 Day 1
South coast of Iceland
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Our cruise voyage from New York to Iceland in 2024
A rugged, chilly vacation sailing from New York to Iceland via Canada and Greenland
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Iceland Cruise Day 15
The end of the cruise, Reykjavik
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Iceland Cruise Day 14
Isafjordur, Iceland
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Iceland Cruise Day 13
The northern Iceland city Akureyri, and an educational shore excursion
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Iceland Cruise Days 11 and 12
Rocky sea days between Greenland and Iceland
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Iceland Cruise Day 10
Drizzly day in Qaqortoq, Greenland
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Iceland Cruise Day 9
A special birthday sea day off the coast of Greenland!
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Iceland Cruise Day 8
Sea day 1 between St. John's and Greenland
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Iceland Cruise Day 7
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
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Iceland Cruise Day 6
Sea day between Halifax and St. John's, NL
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Iceland Cruise Day 5
A cloudy day in a familiar city, with lots of family
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Iceland Cruise Day 4
Between NYC and Halifax, the first of many sea days we'd have on this voyage
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Iceland Cruise Day 3
Celebrity cruise embarkation in Bayonne and a stormy sail away
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Iceland Cruise Day 2
An early morning flight and first family visit to New York
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Iceland Cruise Day 1
When we almost leave for a vacation
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Switzerland Travels 2024
A solo journey through Zurich, Wengen, Brig, Zermatt, Bettmeralp, and Thun.
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Switzerland 2024 Day 12
The long journey home
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Switzerland 2024 Day 11
Schloss Thun and a more local Swiss vibe
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Switzerland 2024 Day 10
A lighter day above Bettmeralp and one more look at the glacier
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Switzerland 2024 Day 9
Moving to car-free Bettmeralp and the best roast beef sandwich
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Switzerland 2024 Day 8
The Riffelalp–Sunnegga Nature Trail and cold, clear Grünsee
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Switzerland 2024 Day 7
The Gourmet Trail to Zermatt — and the loneliness of solo travel
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Switzerland 2024 Day 6
Stumbling onto the Aletsch Glacier from Riederalp
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Switzerland 2024 Day 5
Moving day, with a lakeside detour to Spiez
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Switzerland 2024 Day 4
The Panorama Trail and a look at Mürren
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Switzerland 2024 Day 3
The train to Wengen
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Switzerland 2024 Day 2
A low-energy day in Zurich
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Switzerland 2024 Day 1
RDU to Zurich — a jet-lagged arrival
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Brian's first trip to Japan in 2024
Exploring Tokyo, Kamakura, and Kyoto
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Shinkansen
Antiquated systems for the futuristic bullet train
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Leaving Japan
Cutting the trip short but excited for next time
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Japan trip days 8 and 9
Kyoto
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Japan trip days 5, 6, and 7
Kamakura
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Japan trip day 4
Tokyo
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Japan trip day 3
First explorations in Tokyo
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Japan Trip Days 1 and 2
The travel over and jet lag
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Japan T-minus 3 days
As ready as I'm going to be
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Japan Planning
Where Brian realizes he probably shouldn't try to YOLO a 12 day trip to Japan
2023
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Iceland 2023 - our first family trip to Iceland
Our first trip to Iceland and the kids' first real trip to Europe
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Iceland 2023 Day 9
Departure day and KEF airport chaos
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Iceland 2023 Day 8
Rainy day in Reykjavik
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Iceland 2023 Day 7
Moving day to Reykjavik
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Iceland 2023 Day 6
Horses and hot springs
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Iceland 2023 Day 5
Lava tubes and waterfall hunting
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Iceland 2023 Day 4
Thingvellir and the journey to Húsafell
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Iceland 2023 Day 3
Perfect weather and after-hours touring
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Iceland 2023 Day 2
Recovery and exploration around the Golden Circle
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Iceland 2023 Day 1
Arrival and settling in
2019
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Switzerland Travels 2019
Travels to Geneva, Chamonix (France), and Interlaken
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India in 2019
My third trip to the Bangalore office, by way of an overnight layover in Dubai
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End of third trip to India
Jet lag and mental fog
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Leaving India
Sick for the last few days, and some candid feedback overheard at the airport
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India day 2
A foggy morning, a shared cold, and why in-person still matters
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Back in India
This time with travel buddies
2007
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European Vacation 2007
A 14-night cruise with Sherri, plus two nights in Barcelona and one in London -- a trip spanning France, England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Morocco.
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European Vacation 2007 Day 17
The long flight home
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European Vacation 2007 Day 16
A few weary hours in London (and a nearly lost bag)
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European Vacation 2007 Day 15
A big touring day — Sagrada Família and Bonanova
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European Vacation 2007 Day 14
Debarking into Barcelona and Las Ramblas
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European Vacation 2007 Day 13
Sea Day #3 — eating, packing, tipping
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European Vacation 2007 Day 12
Tangier — the most different place I'd ever been
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European Vacation 2007 Day 11
The Rock of Gibraltar — my favorite port of the trip
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European Vacation 2007 Day 10
Lisbon grows on me
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European Vacation 2007 Day 9
Sea Day #2
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European Vacation 2007 Day 8
Bilbao, the Guggenheim, and a river walk promenade
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European Vacation 2007 Day 7
La Rochelle didn't quite WOW me
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European Vacation 2007 Day 6
Sea Day #1 and the serendipitous dress shirt
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European Vacation 2007 Day 5
Walking Amsterdam, a canal tour, and a scenic sail-away
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European Vacation 2007 Day 4
Waffles, devil beer, and quaint Brugge
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European Vacation 2007 Day 3
Le Havre and a jet-lagged bus dash to Paris
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European Vacation 2007 Day 2
Untangling the English rail system, then embarking at Southampton
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European Vacation 2007 Day 1
Leaving on a jet plane — the scramble out of New Jersey