We chose to travel to New Zealand via a transpacific cruise. The cruise departed from San Francisco with stops in Los Angeles, Oahu, Maui, French Polynesia, and the Bay of Islands, NZ, before disembarkation in Auckland. We were lucky enough to find a group of other traveling families that were also booked on the cruise […]
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One of the last sites we visited while in Berlin was the location of what was once a concentration camp, called Sachenhausen. The camp was built next to a town called Oranienburg, which is a short train ride from the main city. After a short introduction from our guide, giving us the basic information about
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While on a walk around Berlin we came upon the Computerspiele museum. As it turned out it was far from an accident that we came to a video game museum, it was a special surprise! The layout of the museum was a bit strange, it was generally nonexistent besides a slight organization of the newer
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A self-led or guided walking tour is always top on our list for a first day activity. It helps us getting our bearings and points our places that we want to make sure to come back and see more. It is also a handy way to deal with jet-lag, something we haven’t dealt with in
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As some readers may know, for most of August the family is going to be in Germany and Austria. For the first nine days we are staying in a nice flat in Berlin, nearby the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We have been doing all sorts of fun things,
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Have you ever heard of the Thimble Islands? If so, you are very lucky! I never knew they existed and we had a joyful day touring them with the family The Thimble Islands are a small group of rocky islands off the Connecticut coast in Long Island Sound. Around 23 of them have houses. The
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Grab a cup of coffee and watch the video below of nearly six minutes of continuous crashes and laughs. The sport you are watching is the latest in my watersports journey called Dockstarting a way to use hydroids in a purely human powered way. No motor, no wind, no nothin. My first try with a
My Dad took me in a new experience this Monday. At about 6:30, he woke me up, and we both got prepared for a day on the water. One 40 minute car drive later, we arrived at his friend, Mr Chris’s house. Before we left, another one of Mr Chris’s friends, Mr Brian, arrived on
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The last two years of post Coast Guard life have been great. Dozens or hundreds of adventures depending on how you count. At the same time, because we are always traveling, being spontaneous with a new opportunity that pops up can be difficult. Hard to grab a bike ride with a friend in DC when
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Jiu jitsu originated in Japan like many martial arts, but was made popular by the Gracies from Brazil, who used their style to win a variety of fighting contests such as the UFC. The art was originally intended as a method for samurai, who were usually mounted on horses, to fight on the ground when
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