June 2010

Round Two Begins in Athens

by Allie on June 29, 2010

Yassas! That’s Greek for hello. We arrived in Athens after a 30 hour journey, bleary eyed and punch drunk from lack of sleep. The last leg of our trip (from London to Athens) was on Aegean Airlines, and it was one of our worst flights in recent memory. The pilot decided to keep our plane […]

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Summer Plans

by Allie on June 24, 2010

Hi friends! We’ve been slacking a bit on posts, so here’s a short summary of the past month or so: 1. Short visit to the Bay Area. We hoped to come through again, but #3 interfered. 2. Visit to SoCal to visit family. 3. We moved, again. Our lease was up and the owner wanted […]

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Japan: First Impressions

by Allie on June 5, 2010

Japan! We arrived in the land of the rising sun and spent our first three days in Tokyo. Of all the countries we have visited so far, we were most familiar with Japanese culture – or so we thought. San Francisco has a large Japantown, and a couple of years ago I took a class […]

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Making Friends on the Road

by Allie on June 3, 2010

Going into this trip we didn’t have any expectations of making new friends. We were constantly on the move, staying a few days (at most!) in any one place. Switching towns every few days is not a conducive way to make lasting friendships. Traveling as a couple has some challenges as well. As a traveling […]

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