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Peru | Day 2
After our time in the lovely desert hills of Cieneguilla, it was time to head north to the Andes mountains – specifically the Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range). We had a 2 hour drive to the Lima airport and it… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 1
Hello, and thanks for following along on another trip. My best friend Lanita and I were looking for a place to go this spring, but we weren’t sure how to pick where to go. We wanted to go for a… Continue reading
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An Oregonian Thanksgiving
My brave friend Abigail is teaching school in Oregon – 2,500 miles away from home. She wasn’t planning to travel for Thanksgiving, since Christmas was only 4 weeks later and she’d be going home then. After many hopeful ticket-checking sessions… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 9
No specific plans had been made for today, so we took the chance to sleep a bit later this morning. Andy & Ida were up first and headed out to find a cafe. They brought back coffee and delicious pastries… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 8
Today was finally the day to go to the Orkney Islands. Lanita and I had been looking forward to going back for a long time! We had a 2.5 hour drive to the ferry terminal, and since we had to… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 7
After our day in Edinburgh, we decided to take this morning a little slower. Our next and final place to stay was about 2.5 hours north and we wanted to make a few stops along the way. We checked out… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 6
We were tired of driving and wanted to see more deer and pheasants, so we bought train tickets to Edinburgh from our Airbnb in Perth. The earliest train on weekends runs from 9:00-10:30, so we had planned to take that… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 5
We made it to Scotland! Our holiday home this time (also an Airbnb find) is in Perth. It’s a bit of an older house that has been updated, and the rooms are lovely. I would have liked to stay a… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 4
We packed our things and left our Gargrave home at 8:00 this morning. I’m usually not one to care about the weather, but once again it was unbeatable. We drove several hours south to visit an area of England called… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 3
Thou, Who hast given me eyes to seeAnd love this sight so fair,Give me a heart to find out TheeAnd read Thee everywhere. Continue reading
Ella's Guide to Earth 