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Napa Valley Wine Trolley

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

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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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Can Tho and Danang with a Toddler

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

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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…

Ninh Binh with a Toddler: stairs, boats, and King Kong

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

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Ninh Binh with a Toddler For our second domestic trip within Vietnam, we decided to go to Ninh Binh Province for two days and one night. Check out our activities as we explored Ninh Binh with a toddler. Day 1…

Shirakawago and Takayama

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

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We took a tour with our local military outdoor recreation on post to Shirakawago and Takayama. The journey started at 4am as well headed on a packed bus to Shirakawago. Shirakawago Six hours later and little to no sleep we…

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Kyoto Highlights

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

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During Memorial Day weekend, us and four other friends went to Kyoto. For some of us this was a second time around, especially since the last time the House’s were there I broke my wrist in a bicycle accident, cutting…

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Jaipur, India

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

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The morning of leaving for Jaipur we made one last stop outside of Agra to see Fatehpur Sikri which was built by Akbar and the capital was moved there. It was only occupied for 14 years and then the capital…

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Odawara Castle

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

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This week Matt and I participated in Japanese language class, which is a class all incoming soldiers and families can take to learn about Japanese culture and language. At the end of the week the two teachers (one who is…

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