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And finally, London July 6-11
After one last, warm night in our Torremolinos penthouse apartment, we said goodbye to our nice landlady and hauled our 5 suitcases and 4...
toddvandy
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Bilbao to Biarritz (Tour de France!) July 2-5
After a wonderful 8 nights in Greece, we flew from Athens direct to Bilbao, northern Spain on the Atlantic Bay of Biscay. We arrived...
toddvandy
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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Greece! Athens and Naxos June 24-July 1
Todd and Amber had never been to Greece, yet have always wanted to go. So while in Europe we made it a must do in summertime before we...
toddvandy
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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Last days in Spain, June 11-23
During our final days in Torremolinos--and with school wrapping up, we did our best to enjoy the beaches, go on an olive oil tour, say...
toddvandy
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Marrakech Morocco, June 3-5
As the end of our time in Spain and school draws near, we made plans to pack in as much low cost and nearby travel as possible before...
toddvandy
Jul 9, 20234 min read
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Granada again! May 19-June 2
On May 20th, we drove back to Granada where we had previously visited last fall. We met up with our friends Sarah and Dan and stayed in...
toddvandy
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Local hike and ancient sites May 5-19
During the first half of May, we went on a family hike to a new region of Malaga province, Todd and Drion had a weekend together, and...
toddvandy
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Paris with Amber and Parker, May 12. 2023
Over the past year or 2, Parker has been getting more into the world of futbol: playing it himself, playing video games, watching it,...
toddvandy
May 31, 20233 min read
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Seville and Cadiz April 30
We took a long weekend in April for a road trip to Seville where we stayed in a nice hostel in the center of town and explored the...
toddvandy
May 29, 20232 min read
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Spain 2.0--We're back! April 8
After 4 months away, we're back in Spain! Our previous landlord asked if we'd like to move back in for only 1000Euros/month and we...
toddvandy
May 18, 20232 min read
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Last days in Mexico
We were happily healthy for our last couple of weeks in Mexico. We went rock climbing on the cliffs of the shore and enjoyed a visit...
toddvandy
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Puerto Escondido and Huatulco
After a few great days exploring Oaxaca city and the culturally rich area around, we decided to ride a "collectivo"--which is a 14...
toddvandy
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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4 days in Oaxaca city! March 13
On February 28th we packed up our stuff and said goodbye to Costa Rica and the good friends we made there. Though we have good...
toddvandy
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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Feb 27: Cartago, Uvita and Last CR days
Before our friend Vale left at the beginning of February back to Argentina, we all visited the city of Cartago and surrounding area...
toddvandy
Feb 28, 20235 min read
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Jan 29, Mexico with family, and Monteverde
After Christmas we had another week in our neighborhood to do some fun things. Then on Dec 31 we flew to Mexico to be with Amber's...
toddvandy
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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Dec 26, Waterfalls, baby turtles, La Fortuna and Christmas
We were invited by members of our local church to go with them and help serve at a festival being put on by local missionaries in a small...
toddvandy
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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Costa Rica! Dec 11, 22
On November 30th we flew from Malaga to San Jose, Costa Rica via a long layover in Madrid. In a few hours we felt like we had gotten a...
toddvandy
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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11.23.22 Life before Costa Rica
In these last couple weeks before moving to Costa Rica, the weather has been cooler so we don't get to the beach as often. So here's a...
toddvandy
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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11.6.22 France and old Friends
18 years ago, Todd visited Amber at this home in the countryside of France where they fell in love and started a long story together. ...
toddvandy
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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11.5.22 Sea Caves, Malaga, Winery
It wasn't the sunniest day, but it was warm and we had a car. So we ventured back to Nerja and spotted these cliffside rocks to explore....
toddvandy
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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