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Getting Ready for the Camino!

Tue, 22 May 2018 | By donna_jeff | Views [964] | Comments [3]

Hiking the mountain trails in Phoenix is the perfect way to prepare for the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. This year we start in St Jean Pied de Port, France and will hike the entire 500 mile trek, God willing! We will finish in the Cathedral Square ... Read more >

First day on trek

Sun, 20 May 2018 | By debbieprince | Views [404]

This will be about my porter who I thought wold be a super human. Turns out he's just a tough little guy that doesn't complain. I was given a duffle bag from the trekking company.Inside were 2 basketball sized bags, a sleeping bag ... Read more >

Tags: 1st say of trek, electricity, mirror, packable jacket, packing, porter

The Simple Things

Sat, 19 May 2018 | By bethsteff9 | Views [230]

I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds I come into the beauty of wild things, who do not tax their lives with the forethought of greif I come into the presence of ... Read more >

A thing I'm glad I had

Fri, 18 May 2018 | By debbieprince | Views [434]

The thing that I'm really glad I took was my GPS. Why? Because it has helped me find things. It turns out that Google maps is a blank because I DIDN'T buy a local simple card. Instead I went International Service with AT&The for 50 bucks.... Read more >

Tags: geocaching, gps, guides, kathmandu, monkey temple, sims cards, walking tours in guidebooks

Things I wish I knew before my first day in Kathmandu

Fri, 18 May 2018 | By debbieprince | Views [436]

Here are some things I wish I knew before getting to Kathmandu In the airport: There are 3 counters you must go to before you gon through customs. One is to get your embarkation card. Everyone flocks to this because it's first. Get to ... Read more >

Tags: airport, kathmandu, money, rain, visa

Photos: Why We Love Colorado

Tue, 15 May 2018 | By vagabonds3 | Photo Gallery

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Texas and New Mexico

Mon, 14 May 2018 | By vagabonds3 | Views [222]

“EVENTLESS AS OUR LIFE WAS, IT SWEPT US ALONG.” Wallace Stegner’s words in Crossing Over pretty much cover our time in Texas and New Mexico. We had to be somewhere while we were killing time until it was warm enough to ... Read more >

So long, farewell...

Tue, 1 May 2018 | By daralynn | Views [428] | Comments [3]

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night! And I’m off! After a weak of panic, I’m finally packed, at the airport, and ready to leave the States. Well, I guess I should clarify: I'm ready to leave the States now that I have consumed ... Read more >

Tags: departure, leaving, travel

An Introduction

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 | By daralynn | Views [398]

What does one do prior to committing 5 years of his/her life to getting a PhD in a small, Midwest town? Travel the world of course!!! (Or maybe let's just start with Europe. Baby steps.) Before diving back into academia, I need a hard reboot--and ... Read more >

Tags: europe, introduction, travel

Photos: Ready...Set...GO!

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 | By daralynn | Photo Gallery

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Mon, 9 Apr 2018 | By vagabonds3 | Views [268]

IT TAKES ABOUT TWO HOURS TO DRIVE THE 42 miles from Silver City, NM to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. A bit more if you stop along the way to search for birds. The Red-faced Warbler, another Mexican migrant, had been seen near one ... Read more >