One Journey Ends… With Many More To Begin…

What a ride…

100 Days…

42,000+ Miles…

50+ TheNextJourney Posts…

1325 Pictures Posted Online…

6 Countries…

9 Rental Cars…

55 Days Onboard Ship…

20 Hotels, Motels, Hostels, and B&Bs…

24 Cruise Ports Of Call…

30+ Methods of Transportation (including Gondola, Jet Boat, Camel, Segway, & Bamboo Raft)…

Countless New Experiences Had and New Friends Made…

 

Moorea, French Polynesia

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Bruges, Belgium

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Star Chef Sue Starts Playing With Fire In The Cooking Challenge – Celebrity Summit

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Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands

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St. Petersburg, Russia

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Deluxe Transportation For Our Tour – Savusavu, Fiji

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We have just one question… “When does the next adventure begin?”

Without hesitation, we’re both in agreement that we could have done another 100 days, but the realities of our current situation were also starting to sink in.  We still have a home in California that we love, family and friends that were certainly missed, and before more large-scale globetrotting commences, another substantial financial savings period will need to begin and end.

St. Petersburg, Russia

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Hurricane + Tree + Bus = This… No One Was Injured – Roseau, Dominica

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The Cathedral – Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Bridal Veil Falls – Katoomba, Australia

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On The Ride Out To See Dolphins – Akaroa, New Zealand

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The Duomo – Monreale, Italy

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In the meantime, we have one more adventure to share in 2011.  On December 3rd, we headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico to spend two weeks in the Southern Caribbean with our moms and a good family friend.  Look for posts and photos on this trip in the coming days…

The Duomo – Monreale, Italy

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Get A Piece of the Rock – Gibraltar, UK

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A Blackbird Stands At Attention – Wellington, New Zealand

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A Few Meters Away… Another Team, Another Huge Set Of Boulders Covered In Oil (See Lower Right) – Tauranga, New Zealand

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The Katoomba Cascades In The Blue Mountains – Katoomba, Australia

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Native Community Living in the Caldera of a Dormant Volcano, Ecuador

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In 2012, The Next Journey will continue to post on travel, but will also begin to expand into new topic areas as well.  We hope that you will continue to be a part of the journey and if you have something you would like to share or if you are planning a journey of your own, we would love to hear about it!

Baby Koala or a Joey at Lone Pine Sanctuary – Brisbane, Australia

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Gothenburg, Sweden

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A Face Only A Maori Could Love – Rotorua, New Zealand

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Self Portrait — Iao Valley, Maui, Hawaii

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One Of Dozens of Entrances – Casablanca, Morocco

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If you missed any of the action up to this point…

Check out the complete photo gallery here

Check out the updated map of where we’ve been and where we’re headed here

And archives of all of the previous posts are available in the right hand nav.

Narrow Passageways (~18 inches wide) to the Rooftop Walkway at the Duomo – Monreale, Italy

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Great Day, Great Wine – Waiheke Island, New Zealand

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Cathedral – Barcelona, Spain

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Rugged Coastline — Newfoundland, Canada

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Much, much more to come!  See you all soon!