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Category Archives: travel
More Alaska Pictures – This Time, By Ezra
Ezra had a hold of my camera for a few minutes and took some fun pictures, some better than I could have done probably. So here you go, our trip from Ezra’s viewpoint (age 4 1/2). using blackboard chalk on … Continue reading
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More Alaska Pictures (don’t get too excited)
Really, I’m fairly appalled at the lack of pictures from our trip. I suppose I could claim that I didn’t have the good camera so I was uninspired. The truth is really more like I just hardly ever remembered to … Continue reading
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As Promised: More Picture from Ellie’s and my trip to Alaska last month
I gave you all the cool Alaska pictures that I took in my last post so it’s pretty much just family pictures from here on out. So sorry, all you non-family readers! First, we’ll start with all the cousins: Ellie … Continue reading
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Our Trip to Anytown, USA (or really Alaska), April 2012
Ellie and I had a wonderful trip up to Anchorage (Alaska) to visit my family last week. Lots of people have asked me, “How was your trip to Alaska?”, excited to hear about my trip. You would assume that we … Continue reading
Spring Break 2012, Mini-Adventure #3
Spring Break 2012’s Mini-Adventure #3 was buying a new car! Looks pretty new, right? OK, so it wasn’t new and it does have about 40,000 more miles than our other old car but it’s still 7 years newer! And the … Continue reading
And…We’re Back!
We got home Saturday afternoon from a great trip! We had a wonderful time with my family. Our flights, while not strictly enjoyable, were relatively easy. I am convinced that an angel sat in seat 8D on Flight 6, from … Continue reading
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Do Not Be Concerned About The Coming Blog Silence
You won’t read much from me for the next ten days. But don’t be worried. Be happy for us instead because Ellie and I are on a plane to Alaska right now! We’ll be spending 8 days with my family … Continue reading
Enjoying the Autumn Sights and Weather with Grandpa
Autumn is hands down my favorite season on the East Coast. I’m glad that my dad was able to enjoy it with us! We visited the Loch Raven Reservoir and the Hampton Mansion (a National Historic Site, which Nik grew … Continue reading
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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 20: Cousins, Cousins, Cousins!
Part 20 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Although you may not have been able to tell so far in this series about our trip to Alaska, we spent lots of time … Continue reading
Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 19: Highway?
Part 19 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. This is what they call a highway in Alaska (the Seward Highway to be precise). It’s no I-95 but by Alaskan standards, it’s a … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 