List of posts

  • 10 years ago, a friend of mine told me about a place called Banff and a wedding he attended at the Fairmont Banff Sprints. After googling the pictures of this majestic castle in the mountains, I was determined that one day I would visit. Fast forward to planning our 5 year wedding anniversary and I…

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  • Hawaii

    Aloha! Since I just recently returned from my second trip to Hawaii, I am feeling especially inspired to pick up with the blog posts. This post will summarize both trips with recommendations of where to go on the islands of Kauai and Maui. When George and I went on the quest to plan our honeymoon…

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  • The Amazon by Tim Walsh

    This is another guest post by Tim Walsh, avid adventurous traveler. Enjoy! I recently went on a five day Amazon tour in the Tapiche Reserve in the Peruvian rainforest. I was a little nervous at the prospect of five days in the jungle without a cell phone, with intermittent electricity, plenty of dangerous animals nearby…

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  • Cuba by Tim Walsh

    This guest post was written by Tim Walsh. Enjoy! ______________________________________________________ I recently got back from a four day work trip to Cuba. It was exciting to see the island for the first time and experience firsthand the culture that I’d heard so much about. Organizing the appropriate documentation turned out to be much easier than…

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  • Japan (Asia Part 3)

    I am SOO excited to write about Japan, I can barely contain myself. Although Hong Kong and Thailand were absolutely amazing, Japan took the cake for us on this trip. Hands down, Tokyo would be my number 1 pick if I were ever an expat. It is not so easy to always articulate why you…

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  • Italia

    Post 2 (written in 2023) As i edit this Italia post, I read what I wrote in 2015 and laugh at myself a bit for my writing style. Tempted to edit but I won’t as it was authentic to me  back then and let’s see if I have really even changed. So here we go.…

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  • I’ve had Thailand on my list for many years, and the prospect of finally going there was surreal. I wanted to be thoughtful about where to go, knowing it’s not an easy hop, skip, and jump away and I likely wouldn’t return for a while. Most people told me that I would need at least…

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  • First, let me say that it’s been 2 years since my first and last post. Pathetic, I know. I am back on the wagon and want to focus on this blog and sharing my experiences traveling over the past decade. I have a lot to cover, so let’s get to it. Hong Kong! Is it…

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