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Name: Talon Windwalker
Date registered: 24/11/2010
URL: http://1dad1kid.com
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Auckland’s Sea Life Aquarium — 11/12/2013
Visiting Sibiu — 09/12/2013
Rethinking the idea of a base — 06/12/2013
Grieving from Afar — 04/12/2013
Gaining foreign vocabulary for travel — 02/12/2013

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Auckland’s Sea Life Aquarium

Categories:

New Zealand, Reviews

by Talon Windwalker

While we were housesitting in Auckland, we decided to check out their aquarium. We figured it would be something nice to do on a wintery, overcast day. Its official name is Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium. They were kind enough to offer us free admission so we could review it. Whenever you review a place, …

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Tags: aquarium, reviews

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Visiting Sibiu

Categories:

Romania

by Talon Windwalker

We had heard some good things about this mid-size city in Romania, so we figured we would check it out. We had already declined it as a possible base because there are rarely good airfares from its airport, and it’s about a 6-hour train ride to Bucharest. That’s just too far from a good hub …

Tags: europe, historical travel, medieval

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Rethinking the idea of a base

Categories:

General Travel

by Talon Windwalker

Sometimes I feel like I’m a tennis ball, bouncing back and forth across the net when it comes to our travel ideas. There are times when the idea of having a base is really attractive. We’ve been in Romania for almost 3 months and have done some short trips while here. It has been quite …

Tags: family travel, long-term travel, RTW

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Grieving from Afar

Categories:

General Travel

by Talon Windwalker

We initially met via Yahoo’s online dating site in the spring of 2005. I was still in Texas finishing up my chaplain residency, but I had accepted a job near Denver, Colorado, and would soon be leaving the buckle of the Bible belt for the more open-minded, high-altitude life. He had adopted a son when …

Tags: dealing with grief, grief, loss

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Gaining foreign vocabulary for travel

Categories:

General Travel, Tips

by Talon Windwalker

I’m always mystified when I meet travelers who don’t know a single word of the language for the country they’re visiting. No one expects you to be fluent, but at least learn some of the important words like “thank you.” And with all the technology available at our fingertips, there’s really no excuse to not …

Tags: language, long-term travel, travel

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Being Grateful

Categories:

Musings

by Talon Windwalker

I am sitting on my comfy couch in our warm apartment while it’s good and cold outside at –1°C. I am listening to one of my favorite singers, Josh Groban, sing Christmas songs while fighting off a food coma after a splendid meal. Tigger is on Skype with one of his good friends, a fellow …

Tags: gratitude, life, life lessons

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Confessions of a Scrooge

Categories:

General Travel

by Talon Windwalker

For most of my adult life, I have absolutely despised Christmas and the whole holiday season. As a child, it was a bit different because my maternal family are Jewish, so I grew up with Channukah. While my cousin, who had wanted to become a rabbi instead of an attorney, would become angry with his …

Tags: family travel, holidays, long-term travel, traditions

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Prejmer’s fortified medieval church

Categories:

Romania

by Talon Windwalker

I really adore visiting cathedrals, basilicas, and old churches, but I had never had the opportunity to visit a fortified medieval church before coming to Romania. So many of these older churches have such fascinating stories behind them. The church in Prejmer was built in the early 13th century. The town was invaded many times …

Tags: churches, historical travel, medieval

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Just what the f&#^ is a “real man”?

Categories:

Musings

by Talon Windwalker

One time I was leaving a friend’s house after a party. It had been a small affair full of people I knew well. As I was departing, he called down to me from the rooftop balcony: “Sorry we were too busy doing manly stuff tonight!” He was apologizing because he had spent most of the …

Tags: gender, rant, reality

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Antarctica for kids (and their parents)

Categories:

New Zealand

by Talon Windwalker

This south polar continent is on many people’s bucket list and rightly so. It’s the only continent we haven’t visited yet, and it’s high on our list. It’s also an extremely expensive visit, so it’s going to be a while before we can make it happen. With the expense of travel and its extremely remote …

Tags: antarctica, experiences, New Zealand, research

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