Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast

Pictured: During a 5 mile walk through the Banco National Forest, we stopped to snap a pick with a beautiful and massive tree before heading back to the port in Abidjan.

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Ghana
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Ghana

Pictured: Standing at the top of Elmina Castle overlooking Elmina Bay as the locals take their boats out to fish, we toured around the castle to learn what role it played in the history of slavery.

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Togo
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Togo

Pictured: Participants of a voodoo ceremony taking a break in Anecho, Togo

Our main excursion in Togo was called “All About Voodoo” - therefore we spent a 10 hour day driving to different villages seeing how each and everyone of them practices their traditional African beliefs differently. The 4 different villages we visited all had very different styles and rituals for their practice.

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Congo
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Congo

Pictured: Taking a speedboat down the Kouilou River to see the local, but wild, chimpanzees.

Our time in Congo was short, but we did the most exotic thing one can do while in this lesser-traveled West African country. After getting to the port, we took a few hour bus ride to the river, where we then proceeded to take a small zodiak style boat 2 hours deeper into the bush to spend time with chimpanzees!

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Angola
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Angola

Pictured: At the Miradouro da Lua overlooking the “Viewpoint of the Moon”

The coast of Angola is so naturally beautiful and reminded us of what an untouched California could look like. Re-learning parts of the history of slave trade was sobering, eye-opening, painful, yet left a mark of relief of it’s resolution and the forgiveness that has been learned as a path forward.

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Namibia
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Namibia

Pictured: Walking down the dune mountains in Walvis Bay, Namibia

Namibia, although seemingly covered in sand dunes, had surprisingly so much diversity to offer! The salt flats, the flamingos, Walvis Bay, the diamonds near Luderitz, the beautiful ocean, thousands of seals, shipwrecks on the beach, and historic old towns - and that’s only the west coast!

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Mozambique
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Mozambique

Pictured: Walking along the beach after a reef dive off Benguerra Island.

We had a magical time in Mozambique, with the highlights being: diving at numerous locations just off the reef including sightings of: giant sea turtles, a crocodile fish for the first time, a large beautiful honeycomb eel, different types of rays, an octopus shying around, and the most massive sized grouper fish you can imagine. To top it all off, the shooting stars at night made for a magical experience, and the late night ocean swim that brought about the electric blue colors of the bioluminescence - what could be better?

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Zambia
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Zambia

Pictured: Standing just in front of Devil’s Pool on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls.

Hanging over the side of Victoria Falls was easily one of the more dangerous things we’ve done while traveling. Follow that with a sighting of the white rhinos near Toka Leya - Zambia gave us a wide range of dramatic travel experiences that we will remember forever!

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Uganda
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Uganda

Pictured: Walking through the town of Kirundu outside of Kisoro, we met up with school kids who were curious.

We spent almost 10 days in Uganda traveling around to 4 different parts of the country, doing things from gorilla trekking, rafting rapids on the Nile River, tracking chimpanzees, and taking a boat out to the swamps outside of Entebbe to see the elusive Shoebill.

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Mauritius
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Mauritius

Pictured: Setting out for our first dive of the day at Barracuda Point just off the east coast of Mauritius.

Our stay at the Constance Prince was a relaxing one filled with days sipping on french white wine at the pool, and afternoons diving to see Mauritius’s finest underwater marvels.

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Carribean
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Carribean

Pictured: Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada

We’ve taken several trips through the Carribean Islands, drinking all the mai thais, diving to see all the sea creatures and sea sculptures, doing our best to not scratch all the mosquito bites, and not get stir crazy.

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Faroe Islands
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Faroe Islands

Pictured: In the wharf of Torshavn having a walk along the waterway

The weather in the Faroe Islands can be tricky, and we had a mix of beautiful sunshine, as well as some light sprinkles. Our trip was cut short because of travel delays, but we made the most of it and drove around to at least 6 different islands. The city of Torshavn was unsuspectingly charming.

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Greenland
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Greenland

Pictured: Sipping on welcome cocktails at our glamping site in Saqqaq, Greenland

We had originally planned to spend more time in Greenland, but with the weather and plane instrument dependencies, our trip was cut short almost 2 days. Either way, we cranked out all the activities one could fit in an entire day, including paddle boarding past ice bergs, walking through the local towns and seeing the Inuit way of life, rib boat rides through pack ice, and having a BBQ on the shores of an abandoned coal mine.

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Iceland
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Iceland

Pictured: Standing outside our monster vehicle just outside Katla Ice Caves

We've taken a few trips to Iceland now and have done a good amount of mostly the central and south coast areas. It's funny that you don't get sick of seeing new and beautiful waterfalls over and over again - they just never get old. The weather is tempermental and you have to be prepared for both sunshine and torrential downpour all in one day. We'll be back to Iceland again, someday soon!

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Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan

Pictured: Taking a break from walking along the promenade in Baku weeks before the Formula 1 Race

Baku is a bustling modern city that amazed us in many ways. The food was incredible, the modern buildings were uniquely designed with purpose, and Old Town Baku was as charming and preserved as one could hope. The 4-storey winding slide in the Deniz Mall made us feel like kids again.

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Kuwait
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Kuwait

Pictured: At the AlSadu Society workshop where designs from the Kuwaiti culture are maintained and preserved by the women inside.

Kuwait was incredibly hot, over 100 degrees every day we were there. We did manage to get a tour around the city and saw many incredible places that the Kuwaitis have built over the years. The Peace Palace was one of the most incredible museums we've been to and we learned so much there in just the short amount of time that we were there. Everybody we met or interacted with was so kind and graceful.

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Cyprus
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Cyprus

Pictured: Talking a walk on the boardwalk in front of our hotel on the south side of Cyprus near the city of Limassol.

Cyprus was such a relaxing time! The Four Seasons hotel was a wonder, the spa was absolutely serene, it was a bit warm outside, but we did manage to get a nice long walk along the boardwalk on the beach. The Cypriot food and culture are something to appreciate and we left feeling the warm hospitality of the locals.

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Ireland
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Ireland

Pictured: Taking a rest at the Unesco World Heritage Site, Giants Causeway

There is so much to love about Ireland. We've now been twice, but we already have more trips planned to go back. Admittedly, the Giants Causeway was such a startling and beautiful surprise - between the Causeway and Dromoland Castle - it's a toss up to choose which one was our favorite!

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Scotland
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Scotland

Pictured: Aboard the Royal Scotsman train in the Scottish Highlands (Kyle of Lochalsh) after a visit to Plockton.

Scotland commands such a deep respect and the allure of their strength makes you fall quickly in love with their culture, cities, and everything in between. From the highlands to the city of Edinburgh, there's so much to love about this incredible and unique place.

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Estonia
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Estonia

Pictured: Posing for a picture after lighting some candles inside the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

It felt like every day we were in Estonia we got almost 20,000 steps in. The Old Town of Tallinn is so charming and you can lose yourself in the winding and narrow streets (and forget about your feet). The food in Estonia was shockingly amazing and we didn’t have one bad meal (thanks to Max’s detailed research!).

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