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Exodus…Inshallah (Part One)

ShoeBaru — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:09:36 +0000

After our fabulous Nile river cruise we spent a day in Luxor at the same overlanders hotel that we had stopped by when we were driving through. They were excited to see us again, but a bit puzzled as to …

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Happy _________ to those back home!

ShoeBaru — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:39:24 +0000

To Ann, Mallory’s father, and my parents!

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Camels & Cleopatras—Egypt Extended

ShoeBaru — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:26:47 +0000

In my first twelve hours here, I rode a camel and visited the Great Pyramids of Giza. So…. it’s gonna be a good trip.

This is Mallory, by the way, the newcomer to the trip, who joined the Shoebaru …

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Into Egypt!

ShoeBaru — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:28:06 +0000

Leaving Libya took about as long as entering Libya (5 minutes). There was also roughly the same amount of hassle (none). Egypt on the other hand was about a 3 hour series of visits to small hidden offices to squabble …

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Guns & Ammo (Libya Edition)

ShoeBaru — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:07:22 +0000

Libya is a country that if you had asked any of us a year ago if we would be traveling there on this trip, the answer would have been a flat out “no.” Due to the ever changing situations there …

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In the Footsteps of the Romans

ShoeBaru — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:46:47 +0000

After sorting the second new alternator, we headed south for our Tunisia ferry. The drive to Salerno was uneventful (making it somewhat eventful for us), and we enjoyed a delicious last (Italian) supper of pizza, gnocchi, buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, limoncello, …

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Back in action! …almost. Part 2

ShoeBaru — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:10:18 +0000

We made multiple phone calls to Marcelo, and he gave us tips on what to check. We tried multiple angles, all with no luck–the battery didn’t seem to be charging, and thus the car had no juice to run off …

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Back in action! …almost. Part 1

ShoeBaru — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:09:46 +0000

We had been in Munich for nearly a week and were taking full advantage of all the beer and pretzels the city had to offer. Work was accomplished (thanks in part to our amazing host Dennis and his equally amazing …

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Evacuations, Arrests, and Hospitals–Oh My! Part 2

ShoeBaru — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:00:40 +0000

So, I was driving Ann to a hospital in Munich as quickly as possible (without speeding!) so that she could get her ankle looked at in a somewhat timely manner, and receive some much-needed pain medication. Then I got pulled …

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Evacuations, Arrests, and Hospitals–Oh My! Part 1

ShoeBaru — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:35:07 +0000

So, you’ve most likely already read the overview of what happened at the infamous Czech-Out party of 2012. Here are the details of it from my perspective, from about 1:00AM onward…

After hours of fraternizing, drinking, and masticating, I …

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