Kicking off a year long trip from Buc-ee's

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Hello Family and Friends, We are now planning our travels abroad. We will be staying in various countries for a month each. The goal is to explore what it would be like to live in these places as local and not just as tourist. We will continue to update our locations as we move through the world. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our family and friends; if there is any location below, or any location bucket list location you think is worth adding, let us know an

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Hello Family and Friends, We are now planning our travels abroad. We will be staying in various countries for a month each. The goal is to explore what it would be like to live in these places as local and not just as tourist. We will continue to update our locations as we move through the world. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our family and friends; if there is any location below, or any location bucket list location you think is worth adding, let us know an

Medellín, Colombia, (Week 1, La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera)

Hello Family and Friends, We have just arrive to Medellín and it is absolutely beautiful. Even just the view from the airplane was spectacular. The mountains reaching through the clouds as we fly from Mexico City to Medellín We landed in Rio Negro and drove through Túnel de Oriente to pass underneath the mountain to get to Medellín . The tunnel is 5.1mi long and the second longest tunnel in all of the Americas. Took us 13 minutes to get through the tunnel. Once exiting the

Mexico City, Mexico (Week 2-3)

Hello Family and Friends, First and foremost, our baby pigeons hatched (yes, I have claimed them). After watching momma pigeon sit on her eggs through rain and sunshine, babies have hatched! I worked very hard to keep Bruce away from the pigeon nest so that momma could nest in peace. Now this is the difference between being a tourist in Mexico and being a local. A neighbor told me that our building has a real pigeon problem and we should have thrown that nest out. If this was

Mexico City, Mexico (Week 1)

Hello Family and Friends, We have started our abroad portion of the trip! We started in Mexico City, Mexico, the 6th largest city in the world (by population). To put in in perspective, Mexico City has 21.9 million people and New York City has 8.3 million people. So yea, it is big. We are staying in the Condesa neighborhood (what is known as a " colonia " in mexico.) It's an old neighborhood that has been taken over by hipsters and tourist. This essentially means there are lo

Review of the United States ("Number one at saying number one")

Starting and ending our 9 month road trip at Buc-ees Hello Family and Friends, We have been in a time of resetting and planning for the next phase of our trip. Before sharing what's in store for us next, I would like to give a little summary of our travels thus far. Best City to Live in is D.C. In all cities, the public transportation is barely handicap accessible. However, all metro stops in D.C. have an elevator even if they aren't always conveniently located. Also the met

Week 29 (Continued) - Kansas City, Missouri ("City of Fountains")

Hello Family and Friends, We made a day stop in another location where Brett has lived, Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO). He lived a few...

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