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Moment of zen.

48 hours from now we’ll be there! For now we’re off to drop the cousins in Paris. Have a great couple of weeks everyone…
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Smells like teen spirit.

We’re off to Berlin to have our fill of urban hipness, retail therapy and overpriced “american” nachos… woot!

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Poland-
beautiful, historic and serene
a marching band serenaded us
as we snacked on cheetos in the park
and talked of all the country endured
nazis, communism, catholicism
proud people with complex histories
the world could (and should) learn much from them
still, three long days without internet -
we were ready to come home again
to our beloved creature comforts
to dresden - our adopted […]

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Terra incognita.

We’re off to Wroclaw, Poland for a long weekend of fun & exploration…

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I’ve spent too much time in my head this week… dredging up old memories and writing until the wee hours of the morning. Time to shake it off while I still can and reacquaint myself with ‘fun’.
This weekend we’re headed to Regensburg, where we almost ended up […]

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Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful vacation advice. I didn’t take any of it. Heh. In the end we found a great deal on a flight to Costa Del Sol and decided the cousins would just have to fend for themselves in the jungles of Paris for eleven days […]

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As you probably know by now, Jim’s cousin and his girlfriend are coming this summer and have completely fucked up our travel plans (me? bitter? never…) This is a huge deal because I really wanted to go to Spain or Greece and now I’m instead faced with a possible third trip to Paris… within […]

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Ireland was amazing. These pictures don’t even come close to doing it justice, but hopefully you’ll enjoy them anyway…
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The Ring of Kerry- over 100 miles of beautiful views:

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Sydney sticking her toes in the Atlantic:

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Bunratty & White’s Castle (plus the ruins of an old mill we thought looked cool):

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Next is Newgrange. Newgrange was amazing. […]

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Sayonara.

Points off if you don’t know who this is… and youth is no excuse, he was well into his twenties by the time I came along. Tomorrow we’ll be flying to his hometown and charting a bold new course from there. The cabin we’re staying at won’t have wifi, but that’s ok because […]

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Next up, Ireland.

Friday afternoon we leave for Ireland. And while I don’t feel I’m in any way, shape or form prepared for this vacation (still not completely unpacked from London), I can’t wait.
Blarney stones will be kissed.
Leprechauns will be hunted.
The Cliffs of Moher will be photographed.
The Book of Kells will be viewed.
The Ring of Kerry will […]

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