Today I arrived back in the Tragic City. Never before have I been so sad to return home from a trip. I say without exaggeration that my time in Europe was better than I could have possibly imagined. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to have seen many wonderful things and to have met such lovely people. As I told Martin in an e-mail, I was quite sad by the time I got to Düsseldorf. I really didn't want to leave! Because of circumstances known to almost everyone, this was a much-needed vacation for me. It turned out to be something [View Full Entry]

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Well I am back. Sorry to all I have not posted in the past couple of days. They have not added internet cafe's to the jungle yet. Had a little problem with the pictures but I am going to send some now [View Full Entry]

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We left Mexico Beach early Wednesday morning, heading for Dothan, AL and the Camping World there to get the TV connections fixed. We followed US 98 to Panama City then US 231 north. It was excellent roads the whole way. We got into Dothan, found the Camping World and notified them we were there to have the work done. Even though I had spoken with the General Mgr from Winchester, who had called the store and set up the appointment, and I had a call from someone in Dothan confirming a 2PM appointment, NO one knew we were coming. So after [View Full Entry]

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Well it is 8pm the night before I depart. I will be leaving Birmingham around 1am. I am going to try and get a couple of hours sleep. Will post as soon as I can. [View Full Entry]

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Cork Dublin Frankfurt Bacharach Florence Pisa Verona Venice Lake Garda Salzburg Munich Dachau Münster Some will also visit some of the following cities: Cologne Aachen (Aix-la-Chappelle) Straelen Speyer Heidelberg Bruchsal Amsterdam Brussels Bruges Strasbourg [View Full Entry]

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This castle, built in the 1140s, is where we'll be staying overnight! [View Full Entry]

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Posted by Onaxthiel: It was a slightly soggy morning in Alabama as we started out towards Birmingham. We didn't have too many specific places we wanted to see there, but there were still a few stops. The Civil Rights Park in downtown, and the world's largest cast iron statue on a hill just to the south of downtown were both known spots we wanted to take a look at. After spending quite a bit of time lost in the skyscrapers and small shops in the heart of the town, we opted to head to the statue of Vulcan first. High up [View Full Entry]

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Posted by Onaxthiel: Evergreen, AL isn't really an overly stimulating town to spend your morning in. We had stopped for the night there mostly because it was a good jump off to get to a potentially more interesting town in eastern Alabama. This town is called Enterprise, but surprisingly, this stop was in no way connected to our nerdy love of Star Trek. Instead, it was connected with our nerdy love of kitsch and Americana. Enterprise is known (if known is really the appropriate term for the town,) for having a statue of a boll weevil in its town square. This [View Full Entry]

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Sometimes you can travel and not leave. Sometimes you can have an adventure in your own back yard. Yes, I love to travel but, my travels are not very broad. I dream of traveling when I get the chance to be quite and think. So, I look for adventures in every nook and cranny, in the areas that I can get to. The latest adventure that I have experienced was yesterday morning. Our 13 yr. old son usually waits outside for his older brother to drive them to school. He throws rocks at trees, looks for bugs, or talks to the [View Full Entry]

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Posted by Onaxthiel: I wouldn't really say we “woke up” with the coming of dawn in our campsite. It would be more accurate to say that we “chose to give up” when the clouds first started to light up. The whole night had been hot, moist and filled with insects. It was not an experience I would care to repeat. After a shower in the campground facilities, the insects really noticed us. It reminded me of why I don't like the south once it starts to warm up. Between swatting at gnats, Obfuscator and I elected to move out of the [View Full Entry]

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