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Perfect rainy day for dim sum in the suburbs & hanging out w/ @NIGHTCOURTney (hint: will gladly drive 45 minutes into burbs for Asian food!) # (Claudia) wore heels for the first time in 13 months yesterday. No falls, but would still rather be in hiking boots… http://t.co/zMRNyZfq # Delicious 7 course Northern Thai dinner…

Also, claudia learned that "baked Alaska" is an ice cream dessert, not a salmon dish. Who knew?! # Took our moms out for delicious pork cracklins, cocktails, duck au poivre, steak tartare, moules frites at Mintwood Place tonight. # Hard to believe that #OneYearAgo we were already done with Colombia and starting our volunteering on…

Really craving Vietnamese food today. A trip to Falls Church might be in order on this rainy Sunday! #

We are never moving again. We'll just have to buy up neighboring units until our condo is the size we want it! # We escaped the 100 degree weather in Southeast Asia only to come back to DC, where the heat index puts us at 110 for the forseeable future! # Dude picked up canned…

in #Vienna hanging with Claudia‘s other side of the family. 3 days of the post script to our RTW trip left (!) # Claudia's sticking to her one gelato per day rule (barely). It's a tough regimen, but so far so good. #nopainnogain #Italy # Got yelled at for trying to take a pic of…

Been eating a whole lot of local foods here in #Tuscany wild boar cured meats & talleggio di bufala (cheese) are some of our favorites! # Sorry, yesterday's post, "Cat Ba Island: Taking the Plunge" should have been titled "Rock the Cat Ba". We regret the error. # Oh also, believe the hype: the tiramisu…

Heading back to Italy today after a very difficult week at home. Thanks to everyone for your kind words & support. See you in 2 weeks, DC! #

It is with great sadness& shock that we are heading home to DC tomorrow. Claudia's father is not doing well & we're going to be by his side. # Memo to tourists: stop taking pictures on your iPad. You look like a douchebag. # I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/EqzUHUex Hanoi Mosaic with Traffic #…

Time traveling. Today will last 29 hours for us. Pit stop in Moscow (!) for wifi and battery charging. Can't wait to get to #Rome # Today Nick lost his uncle Doug to pancreatic cancer. We are sending lots of love to our family & wishing we could be there to support them. # Last…