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travel posts (and a reference to The Amazing Race)

Omaha and Olympus

Last weekend, I went along on one of DH’s work trips to Omaha. Just before the trip, I had made the decision to buy a fancy new camera: Olympus PEN E-PL1 12.3MP Micro 4/3 in Slate Blue. As for why … Continue reading

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I’m not intentionally avoiding Arkansas.

Colored in two more states this past weekend with a visit to Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, IA.

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Alaska Recap (The End)

Our final day of the cruise was spent mostly at sea. However, in the evening, we docked in Victoria (British Columbia, Canada). We heard that this dock was both to refuel and to satisfy an old maritime rule requiring cruise … Continue reading

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Alaska Recap (Part 6 – Ketchikan)

It’s just fun to say Ketchikan…Ketchikan-kan-kan-kan-kan (best imagined to the tune/rhythm of “Because We Can Can Can” from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack)! We landed in Ketchikan early in the morning. Our only goal for Ketchikan was to secure a reasonably … Continue reading

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Alaska Recap (Part 5 – Glacier Bay)

The MANY MANY photos associated with this post can be found here: Day 05 – Glacier Bay. I could barely sleep the night before Glacier Bay. We hadn’t set an alarm, but we had ordered room service for 9am. We … Continue reading

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Alaska Videos and Photos

All the photos and videos from our Alaska trip are uploaded. Apologies if you’ve been bombarded with status notifications while I uploaded everything. Photos: All the photos are in this gallery Videos: This is a YouTube playlist. Click the grey … Continue reading

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Alaska Recap (4 of many, Skagway)

Photos associated with this post can be found here: Day 04 – Skagway The ship arrived in Skagway at 8am, but we had decided to wait until 9am to leave the ship. We had the entire day in Skagway (until … Continue reading

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Alaska Cruise Recap (3rd of many, Juneau)

Find pictures associated with this post here (Org* Gallery > Alaska-2010-06 > Day 3 – Juneau). One nice thing ab out Alaska cruises is that all the ports are set up for gangways. You never have to tender into port, … Continue reading

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Alaska Cruise Recap (2 of many)

Written at 10:50 AM 6/29/2010 — Photos associated with this post can be found here We’re currently passing tiny icebergs. There’s a glacier just outside, creeping down between two mountains toward the water. I saw a bright blue iceberg before … Continue reading

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Alaska Cruise Recap (first of several)

Photos associated with this recap can be found here. Author’s Note: I’m writing this at around 10am on 6/28 (ship/Seattle time) from the Great Outdoors cafĂ© (aft, deck 12, outside but covered) on the NCL Pearl, en route to Alaska. … Continue reading

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