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August Round Up
August was an amazing personal month for me. Politically, not so much but that’s for another day. I travelled a bunch this month, caught up with one of my favorite people that I haven’t seen in almost a decade, the… Continue reading
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Niagara Falls
I haven’t travelled with my kiddos all summer so I planned a last minute (for me) trip to Niagara Falls. I feel like it’s one of those places that is just out of the way enough that it has to… Continue reading
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Canada, Oh Canada
I recently spent several days with one of my childhood friends, Lies. We stayed in really great touch until after college and then we would only sporadically meet up if she was in town visiting family. Having young kids and… Continue reading
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July Round Up
July was an amazing month – for the first time in a decade, I was able to travel as I wished, visit where I wanted, vegetate at the pool, hide inside when the heat was too high. You name it,… Continue reading
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An Ode to My Sister
As I start writing this, I don’t what it will turn into. All I know, is I’ve had these thoughts of her tumbling around in my head like polished stones since I left for Portugal. This will likely be a… Continue reading
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Porto – Final Day & Final Thoughts
Final Day and Final Thoughts My final day in Porto was mine all mine and I was looking forward to checking the remaining items off of my “must see” list and to take care of some last minute shopping. In… Continue reading
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Porto Part 3
Day 4 Another bright and early morning. Today’s trip had been booked through Ennetours and started with a visit to the Paiva Walkways and Arouca Suspension Bridge, followed but lunch in a local village, a visit to Costa Nova and… Continue reading
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Porto – Part Two
Day 3 My next adventure in Porto was a day trip to the Douro Valley where port wine is produced. My tours for today and tomorrow were booked through a local company, Detours, and I cannot say enough about how… Continue reading
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Porto – Part One!
My flight to Portugal was at 10:20pm aboard a TAP Air Portugal flight – I love late night flights because you sleep on the way over and when you arrive, it’s morning and as long as you’re able to stay… Continue reading
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Adventure Begins!
Time has simply flown by and I’m leaving for Portugal TONIGHT! It feels like ages ago that I booked my trip – in reality it was only a month ago. So far, Journee had done a great job making sure… Continue reading
My Next 40 Years 