Soldier and Spouse and Their Traveling House, Matthew Alan House, Traveling Houses

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Soldier and Spouse and Their Traveling House puts a witty spin on the dynamic of newlywed husband and wife trekking across two continents during their first three years of marriage. Who heads this household? The thrill-seeking soldier? Or the sensible spouse? Come along with this twenty-something military couple on their off-duty weekends as they dash in and out of trouble from the Emerald Isle to cruising down the Nile and many places in between—Western Europe, the Baltic, North Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean.

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Category: Drink

Napa Valley Wine Trolley

During our Thanksgiving leave in the states Matt and I decided to to the Napa Valley Wine Trolley tour. My family lives one county over from Napa and I have always wanted to go wine tasting at various vineyards across

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Sydney with a Toddler: Playgrounds, Birds, and Harbours

After Adelaide we did a short overnight stay in Canberra, the capital of Australia, where we did a quick hop on hop off bus tour of all the sites in Canberra. The next day we headed to Sydney for a

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Halong Bay with a Toddler

Halong Bay with a Toddler Halong Bay with a toddler During the summertime, my mom, dad, and sister came to visit us in Hanoi for around 10 days.  In order to break up the monotony of being in Hanoi the

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Can Tho and Danang with a Toddler

Can Tho and Danang with a Toddler For our next domestic trip within Vietnam, we decided to combine the cities of Can Tho and Danang. We first flew to Can Tho for three days, then flew from Can Tho to

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Phnom Penh with a toddler: Private river boat cruising and Cambodian history

Phnom Penh with a Toddler For our last leg of our 10-day trip, we headed to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Since we had a late afternoon flight we didn’t arrive in time to see much of the city. The airport is

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Bangkok with a Toddler: Leg two of our Thailand and Cambodia trip

Bangkok with a Toddler Coming from Chiang Mai, the flight time was only about an hour and we arrived early in the morning. We met our driver outside and headed for the hotel which was about an hour drive into

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5 German Beers Explain Beer Culture in Germany

Top German Beers to Know to Experience the German Beer Culture Have you ever come across a German beer but didn’t find the courage to try it because it wasn’t the mainstream Coors Light or Bud Light, or your go-to

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The Triple P’s of Palinka

The Triple P’s of Palinka   As a military couple who have lived and traveled abroad, we had the fortunate opportunity to taste the country of Hungary’s famous brandy—known as Palinka. I talk about our experience with Palinka in Chapter

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Ginza- Vampire Cafe

For my 26th Birthday, Matt had planned an evening out with all of our friends. He kept the details a secret from everyone. We were all very trusting on where he was planning to take us for dinner. We all

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