David S. Demarest

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I am posting some brief comments at my travel page at www.ddemarest.com/WordPress/.

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Two days ago I said I wasn’t planning on posting, but here I am anyway! We arrived in Greece yesterday, opting to take the Metro into the city. What a fantastic system! It is clean, secure, fast, and moves a really large number of people. Forty minutes from the airport for Euro 6 each, or […]

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Sorry for the lack of updates on our trip to date.  We leave Istanbul in the morning for Greece.  For those of you waiting for updates with photos, they are not likely at this time.  That said, all is well and we have been enjoying Istanbul.

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It seems nowadays all one has to do is make a plan – and something will arise to get in the way.  Problems at work, sickness, family issues, parent’s health – the list goes on.  But who expects a volcano! This past weekend was one of discussion, indecision, and eventually, decision.  We watched the news […]

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Two years ago next month I embarked on my journey around the world.  As those of you who have followed by blog know, it was an intense four weeks that took me to China, Thailand, India, Turkey, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria.  With time to reflect, and in trying to explain my trip to others – […]

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December 15, 2009, I attended a presentation by Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea” and the recently released “Stones Into Schools”.  Greg’s work documents his efforts, first in Pakistan and now in Afghanistan, to bring education to the isolated villages scattered through-out the two countries.   During his presentation to a packed gymnasium at […]

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Welcome to my blog. I am in the process of construction, so if you are looking for my Travel blog please click here!

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If you are wondering what art, Snohomish, and John Denver have in common, you needed to look no further this past Saturday evening than the Tim Noah and

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