Tag Archives: International

Jordan Petra and Wadi Rum – 2009

Posted on February 9, 2019 by David Cross

Getting all my trips put together into the single blog site.  Here is another great trip in 2009 to Jordan! We took a day trip from Eilat, Israel, crossed the border to visit Petra, Jordan.  It is quite famous from … Continue reading →

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Zambia Running Club

Posted on August 21, 2018 by David Cross

Zambia became country #61 on my list of visited countries. And, of course, I had to go running in Zimbabwe and over to Zambia with the local running club! Who are the primary members of the running club you ask?  … Continue reading →

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Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe

Posted on August 20, 2018 by David Cross

Since we are in Zimbabwe, what did we need to go do and see??? An escape room of course! How could you avoid the opportunity to escape the zombies and get across Victoria Falls? Well…we did go hike the trails … Continue reading →

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Arrived in Zimbabwe

Posted on August 20, 2018 by David Cross

OK – we headed north from Johannesburg to check out true Africa.  Where is the best place to go? Zimbabwe of course! Now getting into Zimbabwe and customs is no joke. All planes arrive at the same time and it can take … Continue reading →

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Johannesburg – South Africa

Posted on August 18, 2018 by David Cross

Without a doubt, this is a huge city and it has 7.5 million people in it.  Is there a lot to see…not sure, but there are definitely a lot of very expensive mansions and a lot of very poor shanties … Continue reading →

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Wildlife in the Southern Tip of Africa

Posted on August 12, 2018 by David Cross

Today we went down south the explore the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point.  Very popular locations, but surprisingly they were not too crowded and you could easily get around and take pictures. I only wish we had more … Continue reading →

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Robben Island – Cape Town South Africa

Posted on August 10, 2018 by David Cross

Before kicking off the main topic of this posting, a quick travel update from a dinner gem site we found last night… Last night, we had an amazing dinner at the Pot Luck Club restaurant which can be found in … Continue reading →

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South Africa – Cape Town

Posted on August 9, 2018 by David Cross

We landed late last night into Cape Town South Africa, and ran into a few luggage challenges, but they all did get sorted out. It is certainly nice flight on KLM from Amsterdam down south which keeps in you in … Continue reading →

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Sydney Australia

Posted on July 30, 2018 by David Cross

(this is an older post from 2007 and migrated to the new platform) When you think of Australia, you must first start with Sydney!  We pulled in early in the morning. Disembarkation from the Princess Cruise ship was smooth – no … Continue reading →

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Grenada Caribbean

Posted on August 12, 2017 by David Cross

You have to take a redeye from Seattle to get to Grenada… But it looks like August is a great time to visit this island. It is a long ways from Seattle, but it appears to be a great getaway … Continue reading →

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