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Hey all, I'm kicking this back up while I head off to Eastern Europe. First stop though is DC to hang out with family and to grab my cousin, Malia to travel with me and my long-time travel buddy, Betty. I'll be bringing my iPad so we'll see how that all works out using that to update my blog. Looking forward to this adventure as I head to Prague, Vienna, Salzburg and finally Budapest. It won't be as long as my last trip but nonetheless having time to explore some new cities is always a fun time. Woohoo and aloha! Leilani ... read more

Hi all! Sorry this one wasn't posted sooner. I slacked as I think it certainly is time for me to head home. As many of you know, traveling the world is amazing but a holiday can be exhausting. Though I certainly took advantage of my time and soaked in as much culture, sites and even sounds through my travels. So my eldest brother might start calling me a Frenchie as France is his favorite city - NOT! haha! I in turn LOVED it!! Lisa B. and I took the train from Den Haag to Paris on Easter Monday and despite the slew of families on holiday, since many of their kids were off from school. We didn't let most of the site seeing stop us. It was my first time in Paris so I took full ... read more

My adventures in Africa still haven't been fully documented!! This is the second to the last entry for Africa and then back to Europe. :) After you've read my long entry for Botswana - ha, we heading into Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls to be exact. We stayed at a cool hostel called Shoestrings and treated ourselves to inexpensive pedicures, massages and of course to the Flying fox, Zipline and you can't forget the Gorge Swing! My friend Maureen has some great pictures of our launches and one in particular of me literally dragging Deb off the platform. So bummed I can't upload that picture for you but I do have a small video of me dropping that I'll post onto FB and it really is me - I promise! We were able to shower again here and ... read more

Africa entry number 2! After exploring and experiencing Johannesburg, we took a flight to Livingstone, Zambia for a few days before the start of our safari. We stayed at Jollyboys hostel in the center of the city and we arrived amidst some rain but it soon cleared up perfectly for our sunset cruise on the Zambezi river for our friend Brad's birthday. We took the luxury booze cruise on the Lady Livingstone and it was all you could drink - sweet!! All that with stunning views for $50. Money well-spent! We had a great time and the views were breathtaking. We immediately were able to see the spray from the falls and it's one of those places that you have to go to to believe it. I knew the skies in Africa were amazing but the ... read more

After leaving Brugge, I headed back on the train to Brussels. Brussels is no Brugge but it definitely has character, it's where the modern meets the old gothic world. As you may know, it's the capital of Europe and though it brings in many people from all over the world, their language of choice is French. So I was able to practice some of my French crash lessons. I seem to have this look to the locals that makes me approachable, from Leiden where a resident just started speaking to me in Dutch(we ended up having a great 10 minute conversation in English) to Den Haag, where a clerk at the Escher museum asked if I speak French to Brussels, where an elderly woman asked me for directions. I sadly said to her, "Je parles un ... read more