Month: July 2009
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Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 & 2
The last stop on my around the globe travels during this summer holiday is Vietnam. Craig and I have a two-week adventure planned with a friend, Roman, joining for most of it. We started with our flight from Narita to HCMC. This is Day 1 technically but nothing to report. The flight is about 7…
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Short Oregon Visit
Due my somewhat crazy travel schedule this summer, I was only home in Oregon from July 18 – 24. My main purpose was to just hang with my family and to relax. Somehow I still ended up seeing many friends, which was great. I made a visit to the Old Spaghetti Factory, one of my…
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Spain – Goodbye for now
My last day in Spain was spent in transit. My aunt kindly got up early with me to take me to the train station in Malaga. Since we were told it was hard to find due to construction in the area we left early.The 30-minute drive led us almost directly to the station. We only…
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Spain – Torremolinos: Days 10 – 11
After a bit of a stressful day in Morocco, we decided to take it easy the last couple of days that we had left in the Costa del Sol. One town that my cousin had heard was good for the beach and shopping was Torremolinos. So, we decided to check it out. When we arrived,…
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Spain – Morocco: Day 9
One of the places I wanted to be sure to see while I was in the southern part of Spain, was Morocco. All of the travel books recommend taking a tour or hiring a guide to ensure ease of border crossing and avoidance of hassling from the peddlers. As we were unable to get a…
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Spain – Gibraltar: Day 8
We are planning to take a day tour to Morocco one of these days but have been having some trouble with finding a guide from our books. So, we decided to do Gibraltar for the day. I started with a swim in the pool as I have to maintain some sort of fitness to keep…
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Spain – Nerja: Day 7
We are based on the Costa del Sol, so the idea is that we will take a few day trips around the area. Our first trip was to a town called Nerja. It is the southeastern-most point in Spain, I think and is known for the caves and beach area. Thus, we did both. The…
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Spain – Malaga (Fuengirola): Day 6
View of the Mediterranean Sea from cabina Because my cousin came in from Oregon in the morning, we made no big plans for the day. So, for the first time in about a week, we just relaxed the entire day. The Costa del Sol I had planned to try using the Internet in the morning,…
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Spain – Granada to Malaga: Day 5
View of Granada from hotel As we had no need to rush to get Malaga, we had a lie in – becoming the custom – and then went to enjoy a traditional breakfast of chocolate and churros with our coffee at Gran Cafe in the main plaza. Then, we walked around to see the chapels…
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Spain – Granada: Day 4
Due to the late lifestyle here, we are learning to start our days a bit later as well. So, we made a leisurely start to our day in Granada. We stopped at a nearby Cafe for coffee and croissants. Then we headed for the number 30 bus to Alhambra. The bus climbed up the mountain…
