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Category: Europe & The Middle East

Europe & The Middle East Portugal

We should have stayed in Sintra

October 29, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

When had pretty much arrived at the conclusion that Portugal just wasn’t for us. Then we got to Sintra. We’d heard some pretty positive things about Sintra, so had decided to make it an overnight adventure rather than just a day trip. But on the 40-minute train ride from Lisbon we were worried—we thought we …

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Europe & The Middle East Portugal

Lis-bonne?

October 27, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

It’s taken me a long time to write about Lisbon. I’m actually very glad that I didn’t just jump the gun and try to write about it last week—I think my tone would have been very negative, as when we arrived, the weather was cold and rainy. Our apartment seemed dark and not very homey. …

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Europe & The Middle East Portugal

Oh, Porto

October 14, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

Warning: this is a long one! We spent the last three days in Porto, and I hate to admit it but we were just a little bit disappointed with the city. Whether it was the weather (which didn’t cooperate), the neighborhood we were staying in (which was just a little bit sketchy), or the city …

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Europe & The Middle East Spain

More Madrid!

October 12, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

Our second week in Madrid was fantastic! The only sad part about it is that just as we were starting to really “get it” and settle in, it was time to time to pack up and head to Porto! I think the lesson learned for us, from a working remotely perspective, is that a month …

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Europe & The Middle East Spain

Our first week in Madrid

October 7, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

Last week, we settled into our working “remotely” routine. Remote is in quotation marks because really, wherever we work it’s remote! All we need our laptops and reliable internet! We divide our days between Clara duty and work time; one person always gets to work uninterrupted while the other person gets to play with the …

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Europe & The Middle East Spain

Onward to Madrid!

September 30, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

On Saturday night, Clara slept like an angel. She hasn’t slept for seven hours in a row for months and months, so it was such a treat for us all! Sunday morning was a bit of a blur; I got up early to pack our bags, and Clara and J slept in a bit. We’ve …

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Europe & The Middle East Spain

More Sitges Adventures with Baby

September 27, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

When I left off, it was Friday morning and C was sleeping soundly in her carrier; she stayed that way for about two hours and then we ate lunch and set off for a couple of hours of wandering around before … yet another call! It’s been a busy week for business calls for us! …

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Europe & The Middle East Spain

Travel: featuring a baby with a cold

September 26, 2014June 14, 2021 by allison

Day one. The ride to the airport in Edmonton was foreboding. C cried almost the entire way. It was only just as we pulled up to the airport that she finally settled and went to sleep. We didn’t realize in the car, but baby girl was getting a doozy of a cold. The flight to …

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Is this really the end?

May 30, 2009June 14, 2021 by jonathan

Yes‚ we’re home. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was around the world in 365 days. We wandered around the desert metropolis of Dubai and played in what could be the world’s best water park; we saw the ancient ruins of Petra, spent a night in the desert, rode camels, shared a sheesha with a rescue …

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Expenses: Africa

December 17, 2008August 30, 2017 by allison

Back due to popular demand (or my shear dorkiness)… in order of cheapest to most expensive countries… here is our budget breakdown for Africa! Please see my Expenses: Europe and the Middle East post for information about how to understand these posts! Uganda (17 days) $35 PPPD Visas $109 Accommodation $253 $7 Transport $255 $8 …

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