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Europe 2021: Granada
Europe 2021:GranadaAs previously stated, I am very behind on these posts. I'm going minimalistic - pictures with a little explaining. After Cordoba we headed to Granada. We rented an apartment here for...
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Europe 2021: The Alhambra
Europe 2021:The AlhambraNo visit to Granada can be made without a stop at the Alhambra. This is on our "100 Places" wall, and most other can't miss lists as well. If sits atop the city, visible from...
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Europe 2021: Setenil
Europe 2021:SetenilVery short one today. Setenil de las Bodegas is a small town in the Cadiz province of Spain that is known for it's whitewashed houses built into the rocks and cliffs. We stopped here...
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Europe 2021: Ronda
Europe 2021:RondaThe next stop on our trip was the town of Ronda, about 65 miles west of Malaga in Southern Spain. I added this stop because the pictures of the cliffs and bridge connecting the two...
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Europe 2021: Gibraltar
Europe 2021:GibraltarI've been wanting to go to Gibraltar for quite some time. Not really sure why - it's not part of my European Micro-country Bingo I've been playing since it's actually a British...
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Europe 2021: Malaga
Europe 2021:MalagaI get yelled at on occasion by the three people that read this blog for not finishing these travel series in a timely manner, so I'm going to glide through the last few stops on our...
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Europe 2022: Andorra
Europe 2022:AndorraI was adamant that we make it to Andorra on this trip, even though it was quite out of the way, for one reason:Â Andorra was the final check box on our European Microstate Bingo...
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Europe 2021: Barcelona
Europe 2021:BarcelonaAfter our quick excursion to Andorra, we drove back to Barcelona for a few days to end our trip. Branelle and I spent a week in Barcelona at the start of our honeymoon over a...
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Mecum Kissimmee 2022 Report
 Mecum Kissimmee 2022 ReportWe hit the Mecum auction in Kissimmee for the 2nd year in a row, this time with the little people along for the ride. I like this trip so much that I think I'm going to do...
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Barrett Jackson Houston 2022 Report
 Barrett Jackson Houston 2022 ReportBarrett Jackson returned to Houston in October of 2022 and this time I was determined to buy something. I didn't.....but I tried. I have to say that BJ puts on quite...
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2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK 430
2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK 430I haven't been blogging much over the last year. I just kind of got out of the habit, but I have been told I need to post on some of the vacations we've taken so to get going...
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Ecuador 2022: Quito
 Ecuador 2022QuitoIn May of 2022, Branelle and I spent a few weeks in Ecuador. We were joined by my friend and colleague Mike and his girlfriend at the time, now wife, Megan. In all my travels, I'd...
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Ecuador 2022: Quilotoa
 Ecuador 2022QuilotoaThe next day we headed out of Quito and our first stop was the volcanic lake of Quilotoa. We also drove through the Cotopaxi National Park.The driving was occasionally, and...
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Ecuador 2022: Banos
Ecuador 2022BanosBanos is the adventure sports capital of South America. We spent some time here trying to be as adventurous as we could. It's a neat place with lots of options for fun, and trying to...
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Ecuador 2022: El Chimborazo
Ecuador 2022:El ChimborazoThe highest we ever got during our Ecuador adventure was when we drove up to the base area of El Chimborazo, which is the highest volcano in the country. We were at nearly...
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Ecuador 2022: Riobamba - Guamote - Alausi - Inca Pirca - Cuence
Ecuador 2022:Riobamba - Guamote - Alausi - Inca Pirca - Cuence The next few days of our tour weren't my favorite, but still provided a lot of interesting cultural experiences and unique landscapes and...
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Ecuador 2022: The Road to Guayaquil
Ecuador 2022:The Road to GuayaquilSuper short post today. There were a few changes made to our tour in the timeline that were driven by the threat of violence in Ecuador's largest city - Guayaquil....
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Ecuador 2022: Galapagos Part 1
Ecuador 2022:Galapagos Part 1The next part of our trip, and the one I was most interested in, took us to the Galapagos Islands. The only way to get there is to fly from mainland Ecuador as the islands...
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Ecuador 2022: Galapagos - Part 2
Ecuador 2022:Galapagos - Part 2The last few days of our Galapagos visit was spent in San Cristobal, which meant a couple hour ferry ride that tested more than a few people's seasick tolerance level. I...
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1998 Audi A4 1.8 Turbo Quattro
1998 Audi A4 1.8 Turbo QuattroThis A4 was different from the previous one I had owned at the time I bought it in that it had the 1.8-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder instead of the V6 and it was a manual....
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2004 Hummer H2 (#2)
2004 Hummer H2 (#2)As the title suggests, this was my second 2004 H2, and third overall....and the worst of the three. It looked good, but unfortunately didn't drive as well as it looked. A friend of...
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1978 Jeep Cherokee
1978 Jeep CherokeeI bought this truck in Wichita Falls from an individual in 1990 while I was in high school, and before I started taking a lot of pictures of my cars....and before I had a lot of cars...
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Alaska 2023: Seattle
 Alaska 2023SeattleThe reason you're seeing a picture of me in a suit leading off this post for a family trip to Alaska is that it started with me in Seattle for a week ahead for work. I had to attend...
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1980 Fiat 124 Spyder 2000
 1980 Fiat 124 Spyder 2000I found this little Fiat on Craigslist one day, and it was actually on the same side of town as I am – that’s hardly ever the case. It belonged to an older gentleman who had a...
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Mecum Kissimmee 2023 Report
Mecum Kissimmee 2023 Report This one will be short - because for some reason I didn't take a lot of pictures and I didn't grab any from Branelle's phone. Regardless, once again we made the kids truant...
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