Vagabondians http://vagabondians.com Escape Normal, Explore Your World Wed, 15 May 2013 03:56:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Just a quick update http://vagabondians.com/just-a-quick-update/ http://vagabondians.com/just-a-quick-update/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 03:56:51 +0000 Glenn http://vagabondians.com/?p=2449 Yep, we’re still in Texas! Actually, Dixie made a trip to Michigan to see her sister. I’m still in Texas. Dixie has finished her TEFL certificate classes, and I am busy working on WordPress sites for various clients. We hope to be back on the road by the first week in June, probably headed for [...]

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]]> http://vagabondians.com/dear-apple-goodbye/feed/ 0 Back in Texas for a Bit http://vagabondians.com/back-in-texas-for-a-bit/ http://vagabondians.com/back-in-texas-for-a-bit/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:30:24 +0000 Glenn http://vagabondians.com/?p=2359 So after we left Belize we flew back to Texas. We are here visiting friends and family for a bit, and trying to finish up some projects. Dixie is doing a lot of homework in preparation for her TEFL certificate so that she can teach English somewhere. She is thinking that it will be nice [...]

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]]> http://vagabondians.com/talking-points/feed/ 0 Palenque – the Star of the Chiapas Maya Show http://vagabondians.com/palenque-the-star-of-the-chiapas-maya-show/ http://vagabondians.com/palenque-the-star-of-the-chiapas-maya-show/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:00:05 +0000 Dixie http://vagabondians.com/?p=2213 Our final day tour began by walking out of our compound and catching a collectivo on the road into the park for 10 pesos. It stopped at the gate, we paid our modest entry fee, and rode on down to the drop-off point several minutes down the road. There we could hire a guide (we [...]

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]]> http://vagabondians.com/waterfalls-day/feed/ 0 Jungle Ancients: Yaxchilan, Bonampak http://vagabondians.com/jungle-ancients-yaxchilan-bonampak/ http://vagabondians.com/jungle-ancients-yaxchilan-bonampak/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:00:22 +0000 Dixie http://vagabondians.com/?p=2210 We waited in the dark for our tour van, listening to the jungle awaken. Driving as the dawn breaks through the lush countryside was refreshing – until we came upon a terrible rollover accident and we walked near, to be reminded of how fleeting life is. Thankfully, no one died here, and we were only [...]

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