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The Highams's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
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World-The-Round Trip Jun 11 '05 
The World
journal-entry
Iceland Jun 11 '05 
Reykjavik, Iceland
journal-entry
London, England
journal-entry
Cycling around France Jun 25 '05 
Bayeux, France
journal-entry
Paris, France
journal-entry
Switzerland Jul 06 '05 
Geneva, Switzerland
journal-entry
Zermatt Jul 11 '05 
Zermatt, Switzerland
journal-entry
Czech Republic Jul 18 '05 
Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia
journal-entry
Krakow, Poland Jul 28 '05 
Krakow, Poland
journal-entry
On being illiterate Aug 04 '05 
Warsaw, Poland
journal-entry
Gdansk Aug 05 '05 
"We thought we were well traveled, but nothing could prepare us for the Hostel Baltic Ocean in Gdansk."
Gdansk, Poland
journal-entry
Visby, Sweden Aug 12 '05 
Visby, Sweden
journal-entry
Copenhagen, Denmark
journal-entry
Munich, Germany
journal-entry
Touch it, wimp! Sep 14 '05 
"I thought Jordan was going to hyperventilate as we inched towards the edge of the switch-back the sported a sheer drop beyond the edge as I desperately tried to coerce my bike to turn in the allotted space."
Lauterbrunnen, Bern
journal-entry
Miserable in Milan Sep 15 '05 
Milan, Italy
journal-entry
Venice Sep 18 '05 
"Tourists come from the world over to enjoy the art, culture and food. I came away from Venice awed by their sewer system."
Venice, Italy
journal-entry
The Highams discover they are actually Greek Sep 25 '05 
"A woman about 200 pounds overweight was going up and down the aisles singing at the top of her very capable lungs."
Athens, Greece
journal-entry
Selçuk, Turkey Oct 04 '05 
"To my extreme befuddlement I counted two 5-lira notes, three 1-lira coins, and a one MILLION lira note."
Selcuk, Turkey
journal-entry
Exploding Postal Scales Oct 08 '05 
"I just couldn't fathom how an REI Four-Man Half Dome tent could spontaneously combust"
Goreme, Turkey
journal-entry
Dubai: A Dangerous Place to be a Chicken Oct 15 '05 
"Dubai is an enjoyable place to spend a few days, once you learn how to get food during Ramadan."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
journal-entry
Tanzania Oct 24 '05 
"I found that for any transaction of significance, Tanzanian shillings are not accepted as currency in Tanzania"
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
journal-entry
The cats ARE really big! Oct 27 '05 
"The coolness factor of being on safari in the Serengeti was diminished when I realized my cell phone had 5 bars of coverage"
Arusha, Tanzania
journal-entry
A bonafide predicament (Stranded by our stupidity) Nov 03 '05 
"We spent our days hiking around Lushoto witnessing what seemed like a National Geographic foldout around every corner"
Lushoto, Tanzania
journal-entry
Ze Doo Doo and Ze Electric Death Nov 03 '05 
""Hey Dad, look! The airline gave us forks! If someone wanted to hijack a plane with a fork, they could just use this one!""
Port Louis, Mauritius
journal-entry
Eat First, Ask Questions Later Nov 19 '05 
"To Katrina's horror, the woman place a little wiggling octopus in the middle of the griddle, cooking it into the pancake."
Tokyo, Japan
journal-entry
We Made it to Church Nov 25 '05 
Kyoto, Japan
journal-entry
Hiroshima, Japan Nov 29 '05 
Hiroshima, Japan
journal-entry
Pssst, Hey Buddy... Dec 02 '05 
"Once we have successfully ordered our food, actually eating it caused us to lose any tiny shred of dignity we had left."
Beijing, China
journal-entry
The Cruise Ship of Pain Dec 05 '05 
"The idea of a "cruise" down the Yangzi River was highly appealing to the kids"
Chongqing, China
journal-entry
Special Economic Zone Dec 17 '05 
"We never expected to have this type of fun in China!"
Shenzhen, China
journal-entry
Hong Kong Dec 19 '05 
Hong Kong, China
journal-entry
Nipple-Nibbling Fish Dec 19 '05 
"o this fish took a mouthful of the one thing that was poking out -- my right nipple."
Ko Tao, Thailand
review
Snorkeling
"Lots of fish"
Ko Tao, Thailand
journal-entry
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