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First Road Trip!!

First Road Trip!!

After crunching some numbers and committing to living out of a car, Steve and I decided to hit the open road.  Our month in Lisbon had been great, but the time had come to start ramblin'.  I was pretty pumped for this.  Overall I love to travel, but there's just something about adding som

05.14.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, International Posts | daveNY

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Três Dos Meus Favoritos Excursões Português

Três Dos Meus Favoritos Excursões Português

Looking back, three particular trips stand out to me from my time in Lisbon.  For each one the idea of going excited me, while I was there I'd find myself thinking how awesome it was, and on my way home I would already relish the freshly-made memories.  A combo that potent attached to a certain ex

04.8.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, International Posts | daveNY

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Home Sweet Hostel

Home Sweet Hostel

Once Steve and I decided to spend a month in Lisbon, it didn't take long for us to settle in.  Individually we developed our own little habits like we had as roommates back home.  But we also made more than sure to join-up for our share of adventure every week. Basically, the plan was to ho

03.22.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, International Posts | daveNY

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Loving Lisbon

Loving Lisbon

When all is said and done, Steve and I will have spent a little over a month in Portugal.  The majority of that time has been in Lisbon.  It has been absolutely great.  I'm not sure if we could have picked a much better place to hold-up and wait out the winter.  How can you beat mostly sunny day

02.27.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, International Posts | daveNY

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Sleepless  In  Paris

Sleepless In Paris

  To use the bathroom in a Parisian McDonald's, you need a special security code.  I guess I can let that slide since Steve and I mooched off their wireless signal for a couple hours that Saturday night.  We did do some more research on hostels in the area.  Odds were though

02.20.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, International Posts | daveNY

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