Snow angels on the frozen river

The Curse of the Dead Communist Leaders is Over

March 30th 2006
The last few entries have been a little bit rocky, but we're bouncing back. We went to three countries with mummified communist leaders, and we never got to smell the formaldahyde in any of them because of our various small "crises" and their various arbirtrary hours. But we're shaking it off. The bank cards work, Justin is feeling better, we have a new camera, and Justin fixed Chris' ailing iP ... read more

Europe » Latvia » Riga Region » Riga

After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of... ... read more

Message Follow (1) Comment

Drinking Life to the Lees

Carrinos

When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey. Basic Plans: Dec. '05 - California, Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast), Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong, March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia, April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info

Joined	December 18th 2005	Trips	0
Last Login	March 28th 2023	Followers	1
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	48	Guestbook	29
Photos	352	Forum Posts	0

[photo=274086]

[blogger=10082]

[photo=274086]

[blog=49720]

[blogger=10082]

Top Photos Blog Map

Tot: 0.103s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 8; qc: 31; dbt: 0.0401s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb