Author: Howie Silleck
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Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva
You may be wondering… Uzbekistan? Really?! What an odd choice, Silleck family. It feels a bit random – 4,000 kilometers in the opposite direction of any sensible route from Tokyo to Colorado. Rest assured, your confusion is entirely justified, as we had the exact same reaction! A former Soviet republic…
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Japan: Fujikawaguchiko, Takayama, Yamagata, and Tokyo
Completing the Kumano Kodo, the last big scheduled trek of our sabbatical year, left our family with a lot of feelings. At this point in our year of travel, it felt like we had been away from home forever, but also simultaneously that we had just left our home in…
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Japan: Kyoto, Nakasedo, and the Kumano Kodo
Following our brief stay in Shanghai, we boarded our next flight for Osaka, Japan! We were all excited to arrive, as Japan was near or at the top of our list of destinations to visit for the whole family (H in particular had been dreaming of it for several years…
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China: Xingping, Zhangjiajie, Xi’an, Huangshan, and Shanghai
As we have exited each destination throughout this year of travels, we have always felt ready to move on to the next chapter of our adventure. Those same feelings were not present as we prepared to depart from New Zealand – the idea of leaving the tranquility of a place…
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New Zealand: South Island
After nearly six months of travel across Asia, the moment we set foot outside of the airport in Christchurch felt as if we had arrived back home. This year of adventure has been many things for our family – exhilarating, at times challenging, surprising, frequently stunningly beautiful … but very…
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Peru 2007
This is an old trip report written right after we returned from our trip – hard to believe all of this took place more than 15 years ago! Introduction One year after making a sixteen-day trek through the Cordillera Huayhuash, we found ourselves back in Peru for another climbing adventure. The…
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Eight Boots Abroad – Preparing to Launch!
We’re a family of four little hikers out exploring a great big world! After dreaming of it for years and countless months of planning, we are headed out for a full year abroad to learn and grow together. Thanks for joining us as we step out into the world! We’re…
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