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Entries from September 2008

OKTOBERFEST With a Baby…

September 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

So there were way less children at Oktoberfest than I had anticipated. From what I’d seen on line I thought there would be quite a few but I was wrong. NONE in the tents at all and a few at the fairgrounds. Ms. Stella was quite a hit as you could imagine.

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Farewell to Rhodes … and … She WALKS!

September 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Well after all the fun, it had to end.  Greece has been a very nice trip, despite the first few weeks of never ending chaos.  The people are very kind and the island lovely.
We’ve hit all our favorites the last few days and here’s a round up of the best of our family trip:
1.  Villages:
Lardos:  [...]

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Not much time left in Greece…

September 20th, 2008 · No Comments

We can hardly believe we’ve been here nearly 5 weeks.  We leave next Wed.  It’s been a really nice trip over all and we’ve experienced a lot of great things and spent some quality time as a family and with our family.
My Dad arrived on Sunday night after a very long flight (and 8 hour [...]

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“Are You Rich?”

September 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday we went to Turkey.  We visited the port town of Marmaris, which is only about 12 KM from the coast of Rhodes.  Marketing for Marmaris is for shopping but I think they need to change their message.  It was a beautiful port town and really nice people.  The shopping wasn’t much and really the [...]

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Granddad’s Little Helper

September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Granddad (Justin’s Dad) arrived on Monday with his girlfriend Teresa. We’ve had a nice couple of days hanging out and plan to go to Turkey tomorrow as it is very close to Rhodes. I’m counting on my Father-in-Law to do some good bargaining for me with the Turks.

Granddad and Teresa have been great playmates for [...]

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Will There Be Clean Beaches and Fish in Our Sea When Our Children Are Grown…

September 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Travel tips for traveling with a baby and reducing environmental impact.

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Mamma’s Kitchen…

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

We hit a great little town called Gennadi last night. Had the best Greek food since we arrived at a taverna called “Mamma’s Kitchen.” It was nice to visit a very traditional town and meet a few locals.
And what a great name for a restaurant. Who doesn’t want to go home to [...]

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G.O.A.T.

September 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, this trip has given us the old Muhammed Ali “one-two punch,” but we can now say that it has been the “Greatest Of All Times.”***
If you do anything, you must watch this video…you have to see it to believe it!

Goats Invade Our Villa
To give you a preview…there are goats everywhere here in Rhodes.  On [...]

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