Latest dispatches

Katara Cultural Village

Jen had a scheduled Arabic Drumming lesson at the Katara Cultural Village (Fred Armisen would be proud, even if she isn’t a fan), so Corey, Liz and I tagged…

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Koshary on a Dollary

Our first real excursion into Doha was for a bite of lunch, still on our day zero in Qatar. We had originally written this day off, as we…

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Qatar – Day Zero

Since our last update in Istanbul, we’ve now had a night’s sleep after the uneventful final leg to Doha, Qatar. Passport control and customs in Qatar was a…

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No Time for Turkey

We just popped out of the first, second, third, fourth or fifth leg of our voyage to Doha, Qatar. Depends if you count the bus to O’Hare, car…

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One Week Teaser

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Eikesdalen and our Loop on the Aursjovegen

We’re spending two days at a quiet campground in Eikesdalen. This small community is about an hour from the nearest town with modern facilities. Its only access via…

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Tunnel Vision

Norway is big on tunnels. I think it’s safe to say that tunnel building may be one of their greatest skills. In our travels around Norway over the…

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Portrait of a Waterfall

Instead of the usual broad play-by-play of the day, we’ll do a focused look at the Mardalsfossen, Northern Europe’s highest waterfall and just an overall good lookin’ piece.…

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To Trondheim

Woke up to bright sunshine on Sunday morning, after a good night’s sleep in the tent amidst occasional showers. It’s always pleasant to have light rain while camping,…

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Trondheim

Woke up. Got out of bed. Realized it was 10:30 AM — woops! We’re sleeping really, really well lately. Not sure what’s going on but also not complaining.…

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