tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89583541671334376612024-02-19T04:32:27.174-08:00Verbeck Family TravelsFollow the Verbeck family on our extended travelsVerbeck Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355273127697227333noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-28054793723742537472012-01-06T11:55:00.000-08:002016-06-15T15:44:03.165-07:005.0 New Zealand Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The South Island of New Zealand is billed as the adventure capital of the world and it has definitely met expectations in that category. We began with a trip to the picturesque Milford Sound which included a long drive on winding two lane roads. We returned to Queenstown where we had an exhilarating ride on a boat that included numerous 360 degree turns, Frisbee Golf and an introduction to Lawn Bowling - Joanne is showing off the look.<br />
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We then headed off to ChristChurch where we saw the incredible efforts to rebuild this quake ravaged town. As we left we decided to include a 3 hour visit to the Adrenaline Forest which was capped by a 5.0 Quake that was epicentered very close to us. while the kids where 30 meters above the ground on the level 6 course. That was enough adrenaline for us, so today we are off to taste some of the best Suav Blanc in the world.<br />
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Verbeck Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355273127697227333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-51741505581623171202011-12-31T14:55:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:55:29.807-08:00Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We had an unbelievable time celebrating the arrival of the new year at the Opera Kitchen at the Sydney Opera House. I couldn't imagine a better view and I have never seen a fireworks display that even came close to what we saw. I loved the cover of the Sunday Telegraph because it is similar to Jim Harbaugh's "Who has it better than us" quote. I only have a few photos from small camera, but I shot some great video and Tom Berquist had a prime spot for still shots. Everyone have a great new year as you join us in 2012!<br />
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The price of a one-day park hopper ticker for Disneyland was surprisingly expensive. I had estimated it at $75 when I bid and won a basket containing 3 of these tickets that the <a href="http://www.wish.org/" target="_blank">Make-A-Wish foundation</a> was auctioning off at the <a href="http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/" target="_blank">Reno Bighorns </a>game we attended, and was amazed when I learned the 4th ticket is going to cost me $105! Last night we had dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant in LA, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/sushi-gen-los-angeles" target="_blank">Sushi Gen</a>. Sarah and I "discovered" this place when we were looking at colleges. The food is still amazing, but it is also seemingly a bit more expensive than I remember.</div>Mark Verbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019002319932666110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-54976965045126857682011-11-12T02:13:00.001-08:002011-11-12T02:13:05.379-08:00Patong detourWhen it seemed that the situation in Bangkok wasn't improving, we decided to save it for another trip. Instead we headed of to Patong beach, which is 45 minutes south of Bang Tao, but worlds apart from the quiet, laid back beach experience of Bang Tao. We have had to be alert here. We witnessed the damaged Jet Ski scam we read about being executed. 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We are staying at the Outrigger resort, part of the Laguna development. It is very beautiful, but there are not that many people here. This is a large development with many properties for sale - the real estate boom even reached here.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtFrtZ8478TitHSBFcrVMS1FoueAOB5Qq5lEJfX_kTf_2jEbc572vlG2V9XbaiDLREm7W1KLp6bYMz2V3O3hxD6Y2FLh1jdn824a_0HJJHt8hMAjRYaBgCMOhCQ9obHx3qYA8Qx4ZsZjZ/s640/blogger-image--1579609510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtFrtZ8478TitHSBFcrVMS1FoueAOB5Qq5lEJfX_kTf_2jEbc572vlG2V9XbaiDLREm7W1KLp6bYMz2V3O3hxD6Y2FLh1jdn824a_0HJJHt8hMAjRYaBgCMOhCQ9obHx3qYA8Qx4ZsZjZ/s640/blogger-image--1579609510.jpg" /></a></div>Mark Verbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019002319932666110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-73813514189904416362011-11-04T18:32:00.001-07:002016-06-15T15:45:11.077-07:00Arrived in Chiang Mai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After a long trip, we jumped right into it with an awesome cooking class and followed that up with a short walk around the old town with visits to a couple of temples. Verbecks-1, jet lag-0.<br />
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I decided to leave my computer behind, traveling with just my iPad. I just realized I can't get photos on the blog unless I take them with the iPad itself so all I have is a picture of Joanne figuring out our next steps.<br />
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If you are traveling to Thailand try to make sure you bring a phone that uses a SIM card. I picked up a free SIM card and the rate on calls is just .05 per minute even to the US.<br />
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In case you are wondering about the Thailand flooding, we are unaffected here and there were no problems at the Bangkok airport.<br />
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Mark Verbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019002319932666110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-43079967444145819302011-11-02T11:44:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:44:43.081-07:00The Verbeck World Chaos Tour resumes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After seemingly leaving a trail of chaos behind us this past summer in Italy, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, etc. we are now heading to flooded Thailand where we seem to have fallen behind the chaos. Our original plan was to stay in Bangkok upon arrival, but we have decided to wait to see if the receding floods improves conditions by the end of our trip. The boys are staying home with Nana, so this is the first trip longer than a weekend Joanne and I have had since out honeymoon.<br />
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Look for our check-ins from the SPOT GPS device on my facebook page.</div>Mark Verbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019002319932666110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958354167133437661.post-79498431746870105712011-08-28T09:53:00.000-07:002011-08-28T09:53:34.726-07:00Final Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFinNWKpq8rnYtfdgYGZemdVk8CA5HES_NHmnGEt8iJdML3v0a2ckpTNvMYJw-Q8RN-R3rr5gEOwk1kAD2oPqKqh-D8-we-PrEVN0ijpQqGkJiZKnRqe7P4KubibRfrKdRRC1zP2GTiQg/s1600/IMG_2675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFinNWKpq8rnYtfdgYGZemdVk8CA5HES_NHmnGEt8iJdML3v0a2ckpTNvMYJw-Q8RN-R3rr5gEOwk1kAD2oPqKqh-D8-we-PrEVN0ijpQqGkJiZKnRqe7P4KubibRfrKdRRC1zP2GTiQg/s320/IMG_2675.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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1st picture is Mark helping me down from climbing to see the second largest waterfall in Slovenia- apprently flip flops are not the necessary climbing shoe!</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting out of Hungary seemed scary when we were the only ones waiting for a train and the train station was closed and it was literally in the middle of no where, but the train luckily came.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next pictures shows how big the boys are getting-They are now almost as big as a squirrel! This was taken in Ljublanja, Slovenia, which is a truly beautiful city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last picture is at Lake Bled also in Slovenia and for you crew watchers, they are having the World Championship Crew races there this weekend. The lake is spectacular!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joanne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Budapest reminded us of the pool culture in Iceland. We had a great time at both the <span class="st">Szechenyi Bath in City Park and at the Aquaworld on the city outskirts. The <span class="st">Szechenyi Bath was packed and had so many pools, water features, therma tubs and saunas. This is definitely a must visit! The boys have longings for Raging Waters, so we headed to Auquaworld with its water slides, wave pool, and wake board pool. Nathaniel did a SPOT <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.60073,19.11037&ll=47.60073,19.11037&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1">check-in</a>. While not as large as Raging Waters, the elavator, lack of lines and digital readouts of your speed on the slides were all winners. Joanne went down the Lazy River a little fast and cut here elbow, requiring a quick medical stop.</span></span><br />
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Two weeks ago we went to a pottery shop where everything was handmade. The entire shop is located in a cave which was 4,500 sq. meters. In Cappadocia they take advantage of the caves for many of their businesses like making wine, hotels, and pottery. In this video they are showing the kick wheel technique. Our friend, Alexander from Canada, who we met on the tour that day, got to try out the wheel and shows that it is not as easy as it looked.<br />
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