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Paul and Dzido’s Travel Blog

Current Trip: Ireland

Ireland: Pre-Trip

…and we’re off!

  • May
  • 23

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Posted by: Dzido
5pm, work is done, I’m heading to the airport! We’ll be airborne at 9pm and lost by 9:05 (”uh sorry sir, you’re on the wrong flight”)
Tomorrow morning we arrive in Dublin and get back in the groove of backpacking. I’ve included this photo to let you guys know what I’ve packed […]

Our Chariot Awaits

  • May
  • 22

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Posted By: Paul
We have decided to do just one bit of planning ahead of time: we had to book the rental car. Let’s face it- if we don’t have a car we don’t have a trip. We simply do not have the time to walk Ireland…at least on this trip…
So we have booked…. (drum-roll)…… […]

We’ve been lost before

  • May
  • 15

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Posted by: Dzido

 
Paul and I have been lost before, it’s no secret.

 
You travel for a certain amount of time and you start getting sloppy with directions and maps. Before you know it you’re standing in empty alley next to a boarded-up building that should be a hostel, being yelled at by a raving homeless guy […]

Travel Survey Up!

  • May
  • 15

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Posted By: Paul
Check out our new travel survey section on the sidebar. Dzido and I have answered our 20 questions on travel. Post your responses in the comments section!

The Art of Packing

  • May
  • 13

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Posted By: Paul
Since we are not allowed to do any prep work for the trip, I have found myself in an uneasy state for the last few days. I can’t get over this feeling that I should be doing SOMETHING. Learning a language, reading a book…ANYTHING. Aside from practicing my Guinness drinking (I am REALLY […]

Tools To Find Our Way

  • May
  • 11

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Posted By: Paul
So I was thinking about what to do about not having a map on our trip. At some point we are going to need to figure out where we are and what direction we want to go. The modern world has all kinds of fancy ways to find your location: GPS, cell […]

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