It didn't go the way that we had intended when we set off from Taiwan for the great "Smith&BoggsAdventure." It lasted a bit longer than we imagined that it would--different locations, too. And there's no need to even mention that I have been the worst at keeping this blog updated. Though there are two rather heavy, very extensive notebooks that would disagree with any lack of documentation on my part. They are substantial in size and are held together with industrial-sized rubber bands.
On November 19th I boarded a flight home (to South Carolina) from Dublin, Ireland. There were a lot of cities between Maddie's and my realization that it wasn't the right time for Berlin and my arrival in Beaufort--eight cities (and their outlying territories), four countries, a few more trains and a handful of flights (there was a boat, or two, tossed in as well).
We made the decision very early upon our arrival in Berlin that the job front wasn't strong at that time of the year and we'd rather spend our remaining time in the 'schengen zone' on traveling instead. Though we had three months on our tourist visa I can't say there was the same amount of time for my bank account, so we landed on our end goal of being home for Thanksgiving. I had big plans to surprise a few members of my family (and nailed it, thanks for asking).
Traveling the globe in an east to west manner (literally, as we made our way back to the Western world and the life/food we're familiar with) gives one a lot of stories to recount and quite a few languages to do it in.
to this:
From this...
...to this:
And, most importantly, this...
...to this...
...with a lot of this in between:
Individual city recounts are coming. Get excited. A lot of descriptions of food are yet to be had.
On November 19th I boarded a flight home (to South Carolina) from Dublin, Ireland. There were a lot of cities between Maddie's and my realization that it wasn't the right time for Berlin and my arrival in Beaufort--eight cities (and their outlying territories), four countries, a few more trains and a handful of flights (there was a boat, or two, tossed in as well).
We made the decision very early upon our arrival in Berlin that the job front wasn't strong at that time of the year and we'd rather spend our remaining time in the 'schengen zone' on traveling instead. Though we had three months on our tourist visa I can't say there was the same amount of time for my bank account, so we landed on our end goal of being home for Thanksgiving. I had big plans to surprise a few members of my family (and nailed it, thanks for asking).
Traveling the globe in an east to west manner (literally, as we made our way back to the Western world and the life/food we're familiar with) gives one a lot of stories to recount and quite a few languages to do it in.
- "Smith&BoggsAdventure"
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Beijing, China
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Berlin, Germany
- not classified in any particular portion of the adventure
- "Smith&BoggsAdventure: Expansion Pack"
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Venice, Italy
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- Rome, Italy
- Sicily, Italy
- London, England
- Dublin, Ireland
- Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
From this...
...to this:
And, most importantly, this...
...to this...
...with a lot of this in between:
Individual city recounts are coming. Get excited. A lot of descriptions of food are yet to be had.
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