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YES, You Keep Your U.S. Passport While Renewing Overseas

In May of 2018 we went to the U.S. consulate in Shanghai, China to renew our passports. Dannie’s passport was set to expire in early 2019, and we new we’d need to resolve that soon or we’d run into trouble. That’s just another challenge you face when

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Photography Tips, Slow Travel

Roman Ruins of Salona in Split, Croatia: Photography Guide

As part of our slow travel adventure, we spent the entire month of February in the coastal city of Split, Croatia. During that time, we made two day trips that we really enjoyed, not just as a

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Photography Tips, Slow Travel

Photographing Cherry Blossoms at Dali University in Yunnan, China.

When we arrived in Dali, China, cherry blossom trees were just starting to bud on every street corner. By about a week in, we had scouted out our surroundings, and made a list of the places we

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Photography Tips, Slow Travel

Where to Photograph Provence Lavender Fields

When we scheduled two weeks for ourselves in Provence, the beautiful heart of the South of France, we had one thing on our minds: photographing those iconic lavender fields. We’ve all seen

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Slow Travel

Airbnb Tips for Slow Travel

Before we started our year of slow travel in Europe, we already had quite a bit of experience using Airbnb. We used it almost exclusively when we traveled within the United States, and we had

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