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Entries from November 2015

International Phone Plan

November 24th, 2015 · 3 Comments

Previously when traveling internationally we have had to get SIM cards for our phones in each country we visited. Typically it goes like this: You arrive in the country and unless you find open WiFi, your phone is pretty much useless. As soon as possible, hopefully within a day, you find a phone store and […]

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Back in Taiwan

November 13th, 2015 · 1 Comment

We arrived in Taiwan after an unpleasant flight from Sydney. The flights were OK, but the 5-hour layover in Singapore and the 5:30 am arrival were not. And we couldn’t check into the hotel until 2 pm. So we were just hanging out at street markets, until Devon told us he was recording a TV […]

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The Islands

November 3rd, 2015 · 4 Comments

We visited 4 islands, Isle of Pines, Mare, Lifou and the main New Caledonia island. All of the islands belong politically to New Caledonia. Each was larger than the last from the roughly 5 x 7 mile Isle of Pines to the 200 mile-long New Caledonia. I think Isle of Pines was my favorite, unfortunately […]

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At Sea

November 3rd, 2015 · 1 Comment

We departed Sydney on Monday evening. It’s now Wednesday afternoon, and we are still sailing north-east on our way to New Caledonia and neighboring islands. We should arrive at the Isle of Pines tomorrow morning, an island named by the famous Captain James Cook because of the pine forests that grow in the islands. There […]

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