vances's Travel Blogs
Oct 04, 2009 – Nov 07, 2009
Will try to organize all the ramblings around my present home state in a single blog. Hope you enjoy!
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Feb 03, 2008 – Sep 24, 2009
There doesn’t seem to be nearly enough info on this site around the paradise I used to live in --- Maine. Thought I would recycle some old photos and try to highlight a few of the numerous hiking opportunities available.
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May 28, 2009 – Jun 06, 2009
A trip to the Netherlands so my wife can get up close and personal with her Dutch heritage.
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Jun 20, 2008 – Jun 28, 2008
A brief exploration of a unique string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina
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Oct 05, 2007 – Oct 20, 2007
Have longed to visit Petra, so all I had to do was establish dates to ensure it got voted as one of the 'New Seven Wonders' and guarantee no elbow room!
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Jun 09, 2007 – Jun 16, 2007
My wife and I needed some serious recreation and decided to enjoy some resorts in Puerto Rico to introduce ourselves to this land and also to share the wonders of the bioluminescent bay on Vieques Island with our daughter.
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Jul 06, 2006 – Jul 09, 2006
A rare break from kids and responsibility to hook up with some of my wife’s friends and attend the Pow Wow in Taos.
This is a gathering of Pueblo tribes where they compete in drumming and dancing…a beautiful event you should see!
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Jun 16, 2006 – Jun 22, 2006
My wife and I would have never chosen Las Vegas as a way to invest precious vacation time, but our #2 son, Eric (my stepson) chose Sin City as the destination for celebrating his twenty-first birthday, so we researched, made arrangements and discovered this is actually a fun place for the family!
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Aug 11, 1995 – Jul 01, 2005
Revisiting the last trip to Hawaii to share general information on the attractions my family enjoyed to encourage you to visit this paradise!
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Jun 24, 2005 – Jun 28, 2005
The story of hiking one of the world's most awesome trails...and a plea to help repair the damage America has inflicted upon Hawaiian culture!
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Feb 20, 2004 – Feb 28, 2004
A compelling journey that includes Dubai, Oman and the Empty Quarter
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Jun 27, 2003 – Jul 04, 2003
My wife and I had always wanted to explore Scotland, and thanks to my eldest stepson we had an exceptional opportunity. Between his sophomore and junior year in college, Chip scored an awesome summer internship in Inverness, the largest town in the Scottish Highlands, thanks to a roommate whose father works there. As conscientious parents it was our duty to fly across the Atlantic and make sure he was getting along okay!
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Jul 15, 2002
Family vacation to Jamaica
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