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Zanzibar Photos & Videos

me — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:24 +0000

In early April we were off to Zanzibar. During our week there, we stayed at a great resort, Essque Zalu, took a tour of Stone Town and visited a spice plantation in the center of the island. While our main reason for going was relaxation, we had a great time and met some great people [...]

Zanzibar Photos & Videos

Essque Zalu – Zanzibar, Tanzania

me — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:28:40 +0000

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Essque Zalu . Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars We first noticed Essque Zalu in a travel magazine over the winter. We thought it looked very interesting and put it on our list of things to consider as we planned upcoming destinations. Out of the blue, we noticed it was listed on a friend’s [...]

Essque Zalu – Zanzibar, Tanzania

Best Travel Organizer – Flight 001 Seat Pack

me — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:40:40 +0000

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Today on Gilt, one of our favorite travel organizers, is on sale. It’s the Flight 001 Seat Pack. We’ve had this travel organizer for about two years and it goes everywhere. It’s several good sized zippered pockets one one side and a large zippered pocket on the other. And, don’t let the size fool you. [...]

Best Travel Organizer – Flight 001 Seat Pack

Back from Zanzibar

me — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:02:44 +0000

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We’ve just came back from our week in Zanzibar….and what a week it was. Our goal of the trip was just to relax and unwind, which we did. However, Turkish Airlines had a different idea when our bags disappeared for 3 days of a 9 day trip. But, we tried not to let that rain [...]

Back from Zanzibar

Our First ” Pack for a Purpose” Delivery

me — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:30:33 +0000

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Yesterday, we made our first Pack for a Purpose school supply delivery. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may remember a couple of weeks ago we ran across a TripAdvisor review that mentioned Pack for a Purpose. We packed a medium size North Face duffel bag full of pencils, colored pencils, crayons, pens, [...]

Our First ” Pack for a Purpose” Delivery

In Zanzibar

me — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:00:23 +0000

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Well, after too many hours flying, we arrived in Zanzibar early Saturday AM. Unfortunately, our luggage did not. It’s been delayed in Istanbul for two days, but today, we are hoping is our lucky day and it will soon be here. Luckily we had packed a change of clothes in our carry-on, but after 3 [...]

In Zanzibar

Off to Africa

me — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:14:39 +0000

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We’re off to Tanzania and Zanzibar in east Africa later this week. We’re going to try shooting video exclusively on our Canon 5d MKII, along with our new Glidecam 4000, so we’ll see how that turns out. To get there, we’ll be trying out the new Turkish Airlines service from LAX to Istanbul (IST). We’ll [...]

Off to Africa

Best Places for Coffee

me — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:21:36 +0000

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Wherever we travel, we’re always on the hunt for a great coffee place. There’s nothing like finding a great shot of espresso or your favorite coffee drink on those early mornings before a day of sight seeing or just sitting on a patio watching the world pass by. Food & Wine magazine’s website has just [...]

Best Places for Coffee

Truck In Norway Goes Over Cliff

me — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:02 +0000

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This video clip was on our local news today. A tow truck towing a semi-trailer on a mountainous road in Norway slides out of control over a 200ft cliff with the driver still in the semi. The semi driver, surprisingly had only minor injuries. The tow truck driver escaped right before both trucks went over [...]

Truck In Norway Goes Over Cliff

Rain Ravaged Fiji Allows Inbound Flights to Resume

me — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:56:35 +0000

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Cyclone Daphne is skirting the western side of Fiji today, bringing even more rain to a country that has seen phenomenal amounts of rain in the last couple of weeks. Air New Zealand, Qantas, Air Pacific and Virgin are adding capacity and flights as they can so stranded passengers can leave the country as soon [...]

Rain Ravaged Fiji Allows Inbound Flights to Resume