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April 26: Kristiansand, Norway

May 11, 2022May 9, 2022 aka gringita

(Original and secondary itinerary: Warnemunde for Berlin, Germany)

Kristiansand is not far from Oslo so we sailed slowly overnight. It was gray and overcast in the morning but by the time we got to port it was already sunnier. Windy as anything, but sunny.

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Tagged cruise, Norway, Photography, travel, Travel and Tourism
exploring and revisiting, photography, travel

Travels Revisited: New Jersey

February 16, 2022 aka gringita

Every July, in Whitehouse Station NJ, the NJ Festival of Ballooning takes place.

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Tagged Photography, travel, Travel and Tourism
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, exploring and revisiting, photography

Virtual (and Real) Yellowstone: Waterfall

January 25, 2022 aka gringita

My next Yellowstone postcard arrives, and I recognize it immediately…

Why do I recognize it? Because of this…

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, memories, travel, Travel and Tourism5 Comments
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, exploring and revisiting

Virtual Great Wall: Diving in

January 15, 2022January 10, 2022 aka gringita

Sections of the Great Wall that are underwater and accessible only to experienced divers?

Sounds fascinating!

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, Hawaii, memories, Photography, travel
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, exploring and revisiting

Virtual Greece: Marathon to Athens

December 21, 2021December 16, 2021 aka gringita

For the holiday gathering I’m making spanikopita and tzatziki and maybe some souvlaki.

So in the spirit of synchronicity, I’m also doing the Conqueror Marathon to Athens challenge.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, Greece
exploring and revisiting, flotsam, photography

Revisiting: Peru

December 12, 2021 aka gringita

I don’t know, I was just remembering that time I ordered a book for my niece and they shipped the worlds ugliest Christmas sweater instead.

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Tagged memories, Photography, travel
exploring and revisiting, flotsam

Seen on the road

December 6, 2021December 2, 2021 aka gringita

Do other people play the license plate game when they do a long drive? We almost always do (I sometimes do it mentally, even just commuting to the next state over).

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Tagged roadtrips, travel
exploring and revisiting

Yorktown drive

December 5, 2021December 1, 2021 aka gringita

After our excursion over to Surry for the planned and delicious lunch at Surry Seafood Company, we drove down to the battlefield at Yorktown.

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Tagged travel, Travel and Tourism
exploring and revisiting

Chilly in Williamsburg

December 3, 2021December 1, 2021 aka gringita

Fortunately the weather forecast was dry for so much outdoor activity. Unfortunately there was going to be one really cold day on our trip.

That was Saturday. We layered up to face the day.

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Tagged food, travel, Travel and Tourism
exploring and revisiting, flotsam

Gone again

December 2, 2021December 1, 2021 aka gringita

Dude, I need to get away. NOT being able to totally unplug from the office – even for just a few days – it gets to me.

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Tagged travel, Travel and Tourism, vacation

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