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Pack this, Not That!

When traveling, whether a short trip or a long one, pack smart. Most airlines charge you for bags (unless you belong to their exclusive loyalty clubs) and some are now even…

Our Trips across the globe

Cruise 2023 – Southern Caribbean – NCL Dawn

Cruising 2023 – Southern Caribbean – NCL Dawn Normally, I would make a single post for a trip, even one spanning a few days, but this trip was a 12 Day cruise. So, I’ve broken the posts down by days with highlights and insights, tips and tricks. Cruising! I said

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Dude, time for a break. Visiting a local dude ranch

Lux-Glamping… it’s a thing!

Here at this dude ranch, you can stay in a TeePee with living room including a fireplace, AC, kingsize bed with a fireplace, a clawfoot tub and a bidet for your tushy. At night, they come light the campfire for S’mores, and in the morning, breakfast is brought to your icebox… this and all the activities, come out and experience Luxury Glamping.

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Gaming in Vegas

While many people know the terms “Gaming” and “Vegas”, our gaming was a different type. We went for “Dice Tower West”, a convention celebrating on boardgames, dice games, and card games. We traveled with friends, Ashley and Jed. We met them several years ago at a gaming convention in Indianapolis,

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2019 – Horseback Riding in the Gulf

Someone should tell the county commissioners that horses are GREEN. I mean, the ones we rode near the Skyway Bridge did not pollute the waters with petrol and garbage (though there was MUCH trash along the shore) They ate only the floating sea grass… and they were fun to ride.

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Cuba – The Forbidden Island

Cuba, the Forbidden Island Cuba, off limits to United States Citizens since 1962, it is often called the “Forbidden Island”. A communist country located just south of the US in the Caribbean Sea, most US citizens have not seen it (and many don’t want to visit based on fear and

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Washington DC – Pack up and Go

Spontaneity…. suspense…. surprise. Are these words that you would use to describe your travel? Neither would we, usually. I mean, we have traveled spontaneously before, and we have left our plans in the hands of fate. We normally plan trips ourselves (or use the services of travel specialists or agents), usually

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Toronto Canada, our neighbors to the north

We wanted to venture outside the US this year. We did not have a lot of time, but wanted an decent extended weekend and something in the same timezone. And with the goal of going someplace new and getting a stamp in our passports, we decided to go to Toronto

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