Category: Pete’s Thoughts
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How to Plan a Trip Around the World
Now we will focus on the actual details of planning and how we approached our journey. Many of these tips apply to “normal” vacations, so even if you don’t think you’ll do a long-term trip, read on!
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How to take a year off and travel the world
by Pete Barba Many of you have asked “How do you take a year off?” or “How do you travel around the world for a year?” or some version of that question. And it’s a great question, one that is both complex but also amazingly simple. For this story I’ll address finances and logistics, and…
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Happy Holidays!
Even though we are thousands of miles away this Christmas, know that we hold you dear in our hearts and thoughts. Distance can not separate when love binds us.
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Egypt
Now we enter Egypt whose recorded history dates back over 5,000 years to a time so remote we can barely grasp it.
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Pete’s thoughts – A sad day in Turkey
Dear Friends, Our blog posts are a little behind, so you might be surprised to know that we just left Turkey yesterday. Tragically today there was a bombing in Istanbul, that killed at least 6 people and wounded 80+ more. The attack occurred on a busy shopping street that we were on exactly one week…
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Cape Town, South Africa
Modern Cape Town is known for their scenery, food culture and wine region, and it more than lived up to that reputation.
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Seeing Your Faces
Pete’s thoughts – This isn’t a travel post, rather a quick note to my patients and colleagues. In case you’re wondering about the picture, this was written in my head as I went for a run this morning. Seeing Your Faces As I walk the city streets and look at the faces in the crowd,…
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Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa
If I had one wish, it would be that everyone could experience what we did.
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The Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
When you’re really lucky, all the best parts of travel come together to create a perfect travel day.
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