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Florida Road Trip
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Florida Road Trip: 10 Days in Tampa, Miami, the Everglades & the Keys

This month we took an excellent trip to Florida. We flew to Tampa and drove all around southern Florida, hanging out at beaches, looking for wildlife, eating great food, watching sunsets, and taking a nice warm break from the harsh Minnesota winter! I wanted to share our itinerary so you can plan your own trip to Florida, so here’s a brief look at what we … Continue reading Florida Road Trip: 10 Days in Tampa, Miami, the Everglades & the Keys

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Title image of couple and dog camping for Minnesota North Shore Autumn camping trip article
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Autumn Camping Trip on Minnesota’s North Shore

Since international travel wasn’t safe or possible during most of this year, we decided to explore an area of our home state, Minnesota, a little more in-depth this September with a one-week camping trip along the North Shore along Lake Superior. We’d explored this area before, especially around the Duluth area, but hadn’t done a camping trip before. The third week of September was a … Continue reading Autumn Camping Trip on Minnesota’s North Shore

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36 Hours in Vienna

I’ve been a fan of Vienna ever since I read some of Eva Ibbotson’s novels as a kid. As I learned more over the years–of Gustav Klimt and the Secession movement, its musical past (Beethoven, Mozart, and many others had connections to the city), the winter ball season, the Spanish Riding School with its prancing white Lipizzaners stallions–I fell even more in love with the … Continue reading 36 Hours in Vienna

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Delhi to Kathmandu: 17 Days in India & Nepal
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Delhi to Kathmandu: 17 Days in India & Nepal

We recently got back from a two-and-a-half-week trip through India and Nepal, with a brief stopover in Turkey on the way home. It was an incredible trip that took us from Delhi to Kathmandu, visiting amazing places like Jaipur, the Taj Mahal, the holy city of Varanasi, Chitwan National Park, Buddha’s birthplace, and a Himalayan base camp on the way! Most of the trip was … Continue reading Delhi to Kathmandu: 17 Days in India & Nepal

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12 Days in Italy, Austria, and Germany

My friend Carrie was planning on visiting Europe with her husband this January, but in December some things came up on the farm and he was no longer able to go. I stepped in so that she wouldn’t have to cancel the trip, because I had some American Airlines points to spend and hey, I hadn’t been to Europe in a while. 😉 We had … Continue reading 12 Days in Italy, Austria, and Germany

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Vacation in Long Beach California including a stay on the Queen Mary, eating sushi, visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific, and seeing dolphins while whale watching.
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24 Hours in Long Beach, California

I didn’t set out to spend time exploring Long Beach, California. In fact, we only ended up there at all because I accidentally booked the wrong flight to Los Angeles. It was a day earlier than our LA to Fiji flight, so we ended up needing to spend about 24 hours in the Los Angeles region. LA and the cities around it are a pretty … Continue reading 24 Hours in Long Beach, California

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