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susancustard0
Dec 16, 2024
Happy Holidays!
Susan’s Travel Blog – Christmas Markets Tour! Weather: Rainy, 48 degrees F° Place: Basel, Switzerland Food Overview: Eating and drinking...
susancustard0
Dec 11, 2024
Strasbourg, France
Susan’s Travel Blog – Christmas Markets Tour! Date:  December 9, 10 and 11, 2024 Weather:  Rainy, 48 degrees F° Place:  Strasbourg,...
susancustard0
Dec 11, 2024
Freiberg, Germany
Susan's Christmas Markets Blog Date:  December 7. 2024 Weather:  Rainy, 48 degrees F° Place:  Frieberg, Germany Information:  Hello and...
susancustard0
Dec 8, 2024
Black Forest and Ravenna Gorge
Dates: December 7, 2024 Weather: 40 or so with lots of wind and rain As we traverse west towards France, we've spent time in Germany's...
susancustard0
Dec 7, 2024
Christmas Markets - Days 3 and 4
Date:  December 5/6. 2024 Weather:  Rainy, 48 degrees F° Place:  Lucerne, Switzerland Information:  Have been visiting lovely Lucerne,...
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susancustard0
Dec 3, 2024
Christmas Market Tour - Travel Day
Date: December 4, 2024 Place: Portland, Oregon (Portland International Airport) Information:Â Departing today for our wonderful...
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susancustard0
Oct 2, 2023
Rocky Mountaineer!
So – we set off to see the Canadian Rockies by train, traveling from Lake Louise, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia. The Rocky...
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susancustard0
Sep 26, 2023
Banff and Lake Louise!
Banff/Lake Louise: With Toronto and Calgary in the rearview mirror, we are now embarking on our Rocky Mountaineer journey! Our first day...
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susancustard0
Sep 24, 2023
Wow - this trip is going fast!
Can't believe it's been 4 days since we left Niagara Falls! We've visited both Toronto and Calgary in the last several days! Toronto is...
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susancustard0
Sep 21, 2023
Niagara!
Niagara Falls! Blog #2: Niagara! Hello everyone! The last few days have been spent touring the Niagara Peninsula! This includes the...
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susancustard0
Sep 16, 2023
Headed North!
Hi Fellow Travelers! Based on the above map, I’m sure you’ve guessed I’m traveling with several friends to visit our neighbor to the...
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susancustard0
Jul 23, 2023
Blog #7: Resting at Home
Blog #7: Resting at Home After flying 19,100 miles, and completing 1400 miles of game drives, we safely arrived home! This was an...
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susancustard0
Jul 18, 2023
Blog #6: Zanzibar!
Blog #6: Zanzibar! We had scheduled several days at a resort on the island of Zanzibar – at this point, as much as we loved the...
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susancustard0
Jul 18, 2023
Blog #5 - the Serengeti!
Blog 5: North Serengeti Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Ok – arrived at this very remote camp – which only has enough...
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susancustard0
Jul 15, 2023
Blog #4: Ngorogoro Crater, Tanzania
Hello from our next camp – spot 3 on our map! Our goal here is to track wildlife and view the Ngorogoro Crater, a huge volcanic caldera...
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susancustard0
Jul 13, 2023
Blog #3A - Lewa
Blog #3(a): Lewa Safari Camp Hello! Apologies for not getting more out to you! Between technology challenges and Wi-fi limitations, I...
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susancustard0
Jul 6, 2023
Blog #3, Safari!
Blog n#3 – Lewa Safari Camp, Kenya Hello! We have been on safari for the last two days. It’s been wonderful. Our lodge, the staff, and...
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susancustard0
Jul 3, 2023
Blog #2 - Nairobi, Kenya
Blog 2 Nairobi, Kenya Hello from Nairobi! Arrived yesterday (Sunday, 7/2/23) and have spent a busy day connecting with our other safari...
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susancustard0
Jun 30, 2023
Blog #1 - Departure!
We are all packed and ready to go, leaving tomorrow, Saturday, July 1, 2023, for Nairobi, Kenya! We have successfully streamlined our...
susancustard0
Jun 14, 2023
New Blog!
Hi and welcome to my new blog! I’ve spent some time ensuring that last year’s disaster won’t happen again! I wanted to provide...
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