finding dad
We’re settling into a routine here in the DC area. Continue reading
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Category Archives: Transportation
driving
What’s driving like in Cotonou? Continue reading
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hello and goodbye, dc
The journey begins (after we survive a boring day, carless, in an airport hotel). Continue reading
packing up
Our days in DC are dwindling, as evidenced by the growing piles of stuff for the movers to haul away. Continue reading
travel orders has travel orders
One sign that our departure is imminent: we have our travel orders! Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey, dog, grandparents, midwest, moving, packing, packout, paperwork, travel orders
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making progress (slowly)
In the past two weeks we have made some progress, but there is still a lot to do before we leave DC. Continue reading
benin videos
Here are some YouTube videos we found recently from Benin.
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Tagged Benin, cotonou, motos, rainy season, traffic, videos, youtube
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the great car pursuit
Much to my chagrin I found myself spending most of Saturday hunting for a 4×4 that we will eventually take to Benin. Here are some things that happened… Continue reading
Posted in FS Life, Life in DC, Personal, Transportation
Tagged Abbey, Alex, Andy, car, DC, FS Life
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to fly or not to fly?
You probably read today about the Afriqiyah flight crashing in Libya. Really sad stuff. Afriqiyah also happens to operate about 25% of the flights coming in and out of Cotonou. It seems like these smaller, regional airlines suffer a disproportionate … Continue reading
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Tagged afriqiyah, airlines, Benin, cotonou, flight, libya
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