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Be Careful Out There

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TexansTraveling - England
We've done a lot of traveling and I hope we'll do a lot more traveling in the future together, but you never know what's going to happen that might throw a wrench into those plans. We've been fairly lucky in the injury department, so far... Saturday, I saw that there was a free walking tour being offered by London Walks sponsored by TfL probably in an attempt to get people w...
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Strikes: The National Pastime of France

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TexansTraveling - France
When we flew to France in the summer of 2014, everyone told us that the French like to strike. We were like, there’s no chance of us being affected by a strike while we are there for a measly three days. We had no idea that strikes are practically the national pastime of France. We flew into Charles de Gaulle airport, rode the train out to Paris and toured the city. We heard...
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Amsterdam #1

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Guys, we've got it easy in Amsterdam. Public urinals are all over the place.  Yup, #1 is downright simple for men in the city.  At first, I looked at them and thought, is that a urinal? It can't be, there are no doors. Later, while on a walking tour of Amsterdam, just beyond the tour guides head, I saw a guy walk right up to one and, sure enough, it was. Right there in the o...
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Head on a Swivel in Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is a wonderful city. It's full of fun, happy people. They're a bit crazy about bicycles, but I applaud them for it! Every time we crossed a major street near our hotel, we would comment how much we love this city due to the available transit options. We used the phrase "head on a swivel" remind us to look both ways for oncoming traffic as there were many more lanes of...
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A little story I’d like to share about this hat…

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Last month, we took a trip to Belgium. While there, we sat down for a dinner at an Italian restaurant in Brugge's Grote Markt. Not wanting to wear my hat indoors, I placed it on my knee when I sat down. Natasha asked me to switch seats, so I stood up and switched seats with her. We ordered and the waiter brought out two plates of garlic bread. Tasha's pasta was tasty, but my...
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Let’s get this blog party started!

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Hello! We're John and Natasha, a couple from Austin, Texas who've made our new home in London, England at the start of 2015. We've traveled a lot all around the US, Caribbean, and Central America, but thanks to our new locale, we're expanding our horizons and looking to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Our intent is to travel our hearts out while here, tak...
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