Author Archives: Deenaree

Bilingual Prayer

At around 9:30 each evening, the smell of incense floats throughout the house we share with my dad’s family.  Usually, Ben and I are in the living room unwinding from a long workday.  I may be in the middle of … Continue reading

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Pieces of Our Happiness

This post is dedicated to the people of the couchsurfing community who not only took the time to provide us accommodation, but also took the time to welcome us into their lives and just be there for us when we were … Continue reading

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Things We Learned and Liked-Latvia

Things we learned: Currency: Lat (1 Lat=$1.75 USD) Places Visited: Ventspils, Kolka, Riga Venspils (and Latvia in general) is a great place for families and recreational activities. Internet is everywhere including pay phones and bus stations. In Kolka, it seemed … Continue reading

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Ventspils Beach

Our flight to Thailand was scheduled out of Riga in mid-July which meant that Latvia was officially the last country on our RTW trip.  In true travel fashion, we changed plans as we moved our way up Latvia’s coastline and … Continue reading

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Things We Learned and Liked-Lithuania

Things we learned: Currency: Lita (2.8 Lita=$1 USD) Places Visited: Vilnius, Klaipeda, Nida, Trakai Lithuanian trains get the reward for cleanest bathrooms ever.  Trains are very organized with seats and carriages assigned. Like most of Eastern Europe, Lithuanian food is … Continue reading

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