Dog and Dragon covered a lot of miles in 2023 living mostly out of our bags. When we are basically travelling full time we have certain items we rely on constantly. This post is intended to share some of our favorite items we’ve been relying on for our travels throughout the past year. Unless otherwise […]
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In January 2024 we embarked on the Holland America cruise ship Oosterdam for a four day voyage to Antarctica. While the Oosterdam may be somewhat small by modern cruise ship standards, it is very large in comparison to most ships headed to Antarctica. There are also strict international restrictions governing anyone setting foot on the
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We spent four nights in Lagos, Portugal at the end of 2023. We discovered Lagos to be a delightful place to enjoy in late December. Amazing scenery, good food, exciting activities, friendly people, awesome street art, and a charming atmosphere made our trip to Lagos a perfect way to end the year. Lagos was easily
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It’s been a long time since we last posted. In fact, it looks like it was last year! ;o) Since our last post we’ve either been without internet connectivity or just super busy every day. I know that second one is a lame excuse. So this is intended to be a recap to bring us
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We spent the 2023 holiday season in Portugal. Portugal is fairly small in size compared to the United States. While based out of lovely Lisbon we were able to make some side trips to other areas. We booked two nights at a hotel in Porto and took a three hour bus ride north to see
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Similar to our post about Santorini in November, this post will hopefully help you decide if Sorrento and the Amalfi coast is a good place to visit in December. We’ve been hitting a lot of places during their tourist offseason and have not been disappointed at all. Sorrento was no different. In fact, the holiday
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The Eternal City Rome is one of the longest standing and most historic cities in the entire world. How does one start telling people about Rome? This is a city that has existed for roughly 28 centuries, that was named the Eternal City in the 1st century BC, and has been eulogized by writers, poets,
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People keep asking what is it like in Santorini in November. Dog and Dragon recently spent a week in Santorini in November and loved every minute of it. There are aspects that a lot of people may not like. It is the off season, so some of the shops and restaurants are closed. It is
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Over a week since the last post and I’m feeling completely unapologetic. We were wandering Athens for a week and the first five days were with Brendan and Kristin. There just wasn’t any computer time. The laptop stayed in the bag. Now we’re in Santorini for a week of chilling out. On top of that
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We’re closing in on the end of a four month journey for Dog and Dragon. For the first three months we were stuck on different paths. For the last month we’ve been travelling together. Over the course of these past few months we have both had a variety of cool experiences that you have all
