Halloween and Bonfire Night in England and Scotland

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Breathing Easy, Speaking English

We have reached the 90 day limit for traveling in the Schengen Treaty zone. So we have collected our stored luggage in Amsterdam and exited to the UK. We have pet sits and travel planned.

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Our Cat Sit in Mascherode, Germany

We are feeling like house sitting pros in Mascherode Germany after our first week. We have relaxed enough to get out and see the countryside and the town of Braunschweig.

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It is our first Housesitting Assignment

To give us a break from non-stop traveling, we have started pet sitting. This gives us a great chance to see areas not along the tourist track. And to live like a local in real neighborhoods. This is our first.

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September in Munich spells Oktoberfest!

We went to Munich in September, and wouldn’t you know it, it’s Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest lasts 3 weeks in Munich and most of that time is in September. Opening day is a festival with parades and costume.

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Poland Travel In Depth

Traveling Poland in depth is a study of resistance and resilience. Gdansk, Torun, Warsaw and lastly Krakow. Each of those towns had its own uprising: either a Jewish Ghetto one, underground resistance one, or after the war, an uprising against communism. Most had all three

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Postcard from Gdansk

WWII started in Gdansk. Of course Prague said it started there. It did, but the rest of the world ignored it, so I guess it does not really count. When Hitler invaded Poland, via Gdansk, the world called it a war. Gdansk has a really weird history. After WWI, it was considered a free City. Not part of any country, although surrounded by Poland. But it was mostly German and also went by the name Danzig.

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Sounds So Simple; Challenges for the Full Time Traveler

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Desserts and funny things we’ve done

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Berlin pop culture

One month into our journey today

Vagabonds and Nomads Humming Along: Countries covered: Amsterdam, The Hague and Delft, The Netherlands; Brussels and Brugge, Belgium; Prague Czech Republic, also Terrazin and Kounta Hora, Berlin and Potsdam, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; and now Gdansk, Poland.

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