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And, We Are Done!
Hi everyone! We are on our way HOME!! We've been gone nearly 13 months, and we are beyond excited to see our people and our home again....
madelineengel
Jul 5, 20245 min read
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Almost Goodbye
Friends and family, welcome to my penultimate post! We are wrapping up our second week in Japan and are feeling good. Japan is so easy...
madelineengel
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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Happy, South Korea
Friends and family, we are officially headed to Japan--our FINAL COUNTRY! But I'm getting ahead of myself. Our two weeks in Korea were...
madelineengel
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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Looping Around Taiwan
Hi family and friends. Our two-and-a-half weeks in Taiwan is coming to an end, and I'm full of feelings. But first, let me tell you that...
madelineengel
May 26, 20244 min read
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We Came for the Whale Sharks
Friends, family, we are super sad to be leaving the Philippines after a fun-filled two-week stay. I added this beautiful island nation to...
madelineengel
May 9, 20244 min read
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Nepal: I'll keep it short
Hi friends and family. Nepal wasn’t a good experience for us. We tried it all—city life, village life, volunteering, jungle camping, and...
madelineengel
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Buddies, Birthdays, Beauty, BHUTAN!
Hi everyone. I’m writing en route from Paro, Bhutan, to Kathmandu, Nepal. We spent the week with our dear friends, Kalina and Penny, who...
madelineengel
Apr 14, 20244 min read
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My Oh My, Malaysia
Hi everyone! Our two weeks in Malaysia is coming to an end, and I’m going to miss this beautiful country. We had a lot of happy moments...
madelineengel
Apr 4, 20243 min read
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Mixed Feelings, Thailand
Hi everyone! We are just wrapping our nearly three-week stay in Thailand. For the most part it has been wonderful. Some parts, however,...
madelineengel
Mar 19, 20244 min read
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Sorry, Laos
We just wrapped up our week in Laos. This landlocked nation (the only one in SE Asia) was not my favorite. There were some bright spots,...
madelineengel
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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Vietnam, with a heavy heart
Hello everyone! We are in the final three days of our stay in Vietnam. We’ve had some of the best days here, but I’ve had personal lows....
madelineengel
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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Temples, Rats, and Bears (Cambodia!)
Hello everyone! We have just arrived in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, after a nice week in Cambodia. We started our Cambodian adventure in Siem...
madelineengel
Feb 18, 20244 min read
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So THIS is Indonesia
Hi friends and family! Our final week in Indonesia showed us the beauty of this massive country. (Fourth most populated in the world!)...
madelineengel
Feb 10, 20243 min read
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Better!
Hi friends and family! We are all better and are happily in the mountains of Java outside Yogyakarta after a rough, dengue-fever-filled...
madelineengel
Feb 5, 20243 min read
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Australian Summertime
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while. We hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are off to a good start in 2024! We are heading into...
madelineengel
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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Christmas Down Under
Friends, family, happy holidays!! We just arrived in Melbourne, Australia, after our month in New Zealand. We spent our final NZ days in...
madelineengel
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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Kiwi Palooza
Hi fam and friends! We are still adventuring around New Zealand, and man, it is fun. So much of our trip has been immersion into places...
madelineengel
Dec 10, 20234 min read
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The Big Swing
Friends, family, we are in New Zealand! We arrived nearly a week ago, and, as expected, it is paradise. Everything we heard about this...
madelineengel
Nov 25, 20234 min read
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So far away
Hi everyone. There is something about being on the southern tip of the world that makes a person feel very far from home. We saw a map in...
madelineengel
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Patagonia Dreaming
Hi friends and family! We are ending our second week in Patagonia, and every day has been an adventure. We started with a week on the...
madelineengel
Nov 3, 20234 min read
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