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    Laura
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 8 min

    The End (Weekly Recap, Weeks 42-43, July 15-30, 2019)

    When we left on this trip on September 30, 2018, nearly everything was open ended. We bought three one way tickets to Rome just in time...

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    Laura
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Scandinavia - Weekly Recap (Weeks 40-41, July 1-14, 2019)

    This stretch of travel started off… bad. I wrote about that here. But it was so epic that I decided to tease it out so I could give...

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    Laura
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 9 min

    48 Hours of Travel Pain

    We always fly direct. Always. Unless it’s impossible. We are so committed to this that when we realized we needed to get from Dublin to...

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    Laura
    • Jul 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ireland (Weekly Recap, Weeks 38 & 39, June 17-30, 2019)

    The day we left France I worried we might not feel the warmth of the sun for quite some time. We were heading up to Ireland, and from...

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    Laura
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    Barcelona and a String of Bad Luck (Week 35, May 27 - June 2, 2019)

    Barcelona By the time we’d worked out our dates, lodging in Barcelona was so sparse and pricey that we ended up staying only four nights....

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    Laura
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Spanish Roadtrip: Mountains, Wine, and Beach (Weeks 33-34, May 13-26, 2019)

    We left Valencia on a Monday afternoon. It’s always hard to pack up after a month. It starts out fine, we have so much space! We’re...

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    Laura
    • May 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Valencia, Spain (Week 29-32 Recap, April 15, 2019 - May 12, 2019)

    OK, this hiatus is a bit embarrassing. I don’t think I’d quite realized how long it had been since I’d blogged. I’ve wanted to, but I’ve...

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    Laura
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    Madrid, sí - Week 28 Recap (April 8, 2019)

    After Morocco, the first day in Madrid was a dream. Madrid had everything we missed in Marrakech. To-go coffee. Languages comprehensible...

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    Laura
    • Apr 7, 2019
    • 5 min

    Asilah, Tangier, and a return to Schengen! (Week 27 Recap, April 1, 2019)

    I am writing this from Spain. After 100 days outside the Schengen Visa Zone, we’re back, baby. When we were getting ready to embark on...

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    Laura
    • Mar 27, 2019
    • 4 min

    Au Revoir Marrakech and a Desert Compromise (Weeks 25-26, March 18 and 25, 2019)

    Our Marrakech chapter is coming to a close. As we geared up to leave Rome back in November, I realized that it had knocked a few other...

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    Laura
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Pack for a Year Abroad with a Baby

    I used to travel with only a carry on. It didn’t matter the length of the trip. I could pack for 5-7 days in a rolling suitcase, and any...

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    Laura
    • Mar 2, 2019
    • 6 min

    Fes-Marrakech, Tajine-Couscous (Weeks 21-22, February 18 and 25, 2019)

    There is a silly game I would play with friends after a few glasses of wine, late in the evening when the conversation died down. (I...

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    Laura
    • Feb 16, 2019
    • 6 min

    Bring Your Baby to Morocco! (Weeks 19-20, Feb 4 and 11, 2019)

    I have never been anywhere where people love babies as much as Morocco. The medina in Marrakech is just as crowded and chaotic as...

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    Laura
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    Four Months Down - Reflections and Realizations (Weeks 17-18, Jan 21 and 28, 2019)

    On February 1, we boarded a plane from London Gatwick to Marrakech Menara airport. It so happened that we had fevers and chesty coughs...

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    Laura
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Edinburgh and a Milestone (Week 16 Recap - January 14, 2019)

    One interesting thing I have learned spending three weeks in Scotland is that the Scots take their food very seriously. All I knew about...

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    Laura
    • Dec 21, 2018
    • 10 min

    Top Tips for Taking a Trip with a Toddler

    So You’re Taking a Trip Traveling with a little kid can be a joy. We talk to so many more people wherever we go, and have way more...

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    Laura
    • Dec 17, 2018
    • 5 min

    We're Getting Smarter (Week 11 Recap - Dec 10, 2018)

    Week two in Amsterdam, and we managed to start seeing some sights. We each went separately to the Van Gogh Museum (get timed entry...

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    Laura
    • Dec 10, 2018
    • 5 min

    Amsterdam, Highs and Lows (Week 10 Recap - Dec 2, 2019)

    We’ve tried to strike a balance between planned and flexible with this trip. Some things were set in stone before we left, and some...

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    Laura
    • Dec 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Arrivederci, Italia! (Week 9 Recap - Nov 26, 2018)

    Arrivederci Italia! The fact that Italy was the first stop on our trip was driven by my teaching appointment at the American University...

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    Laura
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    Parma Is a Charmer (Week 8 Recap - Nov 19, 2018)

    Monday we arrived in Parma. I will admit to being a bit nervous. We loved Bologna and were bummed to only be there for two days. We had a...

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    We had great jobs and promising Silicon Valley careers. A rent controlled apartment in one of the most expensive cities in the world. A newborn daughter. And yet we walked away from it all (not the newborn). Now we're traveling the world for a year to try to reconnect with what makes each of us happy. You might say we're really going-pher it. Where will we pop up next? 

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