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Ruby & Graham's travel blog


So Good to See you Tallinn
#rick #tallinn It felt great to be back in Tallinn. I have really fond memories of spending time in a place that feels entirely...
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Aug 7, 20222 min read
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Current State of the Ledger
#rick #financials A quick update on some of the unusual and unexpected financial transactions that have unfolded during this trip....
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Aug 7, 20221 min read
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Stockholm Highlights
#rick #sweden We arrived in Helsinki last night and between catching the tram and the location of our AirBnB, it was all surreally...
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Aug 7, 20224 min read
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The Spooner's take Stockholm
#sweden #rick Sometimes things just work out. We blasted out of the villa in Lucca a little early to make sure we had time to deal with...
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Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Getting Caught Up
#italy #rick The combination of wifi issues and a busy schedule means that I haven’t been keeping the blog up to date. I’m writing this...
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Jul 30, 20223 min read
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Alpine Disneyland
#rick #italy Wednesday July 20th – Up to Alpe di Siusi We were up early and ready for a day of bike riding. John and I had a general...
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Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Dolomites with Friends
#rick #italy I've been trying to take notes so I can remember when we have visited places, what we did and how we felt about it. What is...
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Jul 26, 20223 min read
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How to Blog about the Dolomites (with pictures)
#rick #italy Answer: Slowly I'm about a week behind on the blog, mostly because we have been so busy in the Dolomites. Busy might not be...
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Jul 25, 20223 min read
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Beach Day in Sounio (also last day in Greece)
#rick #greece Our friends Christos and Mary had been helping us play our trip to Greece and sheerly by luck they were arriving in Greece...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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A Day at the Acropolis
#rick #greece I didn’t have much memory of the day Emilie and I spend at the Acropolis 13yrs ago except that it was hot and we ran out of...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Naxos Day Three (Tuesday)
#rick #greece Our last two days on Naxos were pretty sleepy, but we probably needed it that way after being so busy. On our third day we...
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Jul 15, 20223 min read
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Naxos: Monster Boat Trip Day
#rick #greece Ever since Graham and I watched, and then shared, a few YouTube videos on Naxos we knew we wanted to do a boat trip. At...
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Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Naxos: Wish we could stay longer
#rick #greece I'm writing this on the morning of our last day in Naxos, so I might end up doing another post or two Naxos. I'll start...
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Jul 12, 20224 min read
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Go for the Ancient Palace, Stay for the Water slides
#rick #greece The original reason for us to visit Heraklion was two-fold. Primarily because it is where the Knossos Palace is, and this...
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Jul 9, 20224 min read
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More Kolymvari
#rick #greece Day 4: Elafonisi The wind is still high, so we decided this would be the day to go to Elafonisi as it is on the south west...
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Jul 7, 20222 min read
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Our Time in Kolymvari (first days)
#rick #greece Our first stop in Greece is an AirBNB in Kolymvari. From here we go to a resort in Heraklion, then Naxos and finally...
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Jul 5, 20223 min read
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Rick's Amsterdam Pictures
#rick #amsterdam I think I've figured out the photo sharing aspect of the blog. #ruby #Amsterdam I will post some pictures of Amsterdam...
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Jul 3, 20221 min read
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Last full day in Amsterdam
#rick #amsterdam We've had everyone so busy that the kids haven't had time to sit down with their computers and write another post, but...
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Jun 28, 20222 min read
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First Full Day in Amsterdam
#Rick #Amsterday First full day yesterday and we would have been hard pressed to have had a better day. Everyone was bursting with...
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Jun 26, 20224 min read
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