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Plan for Your Safe Road Trip

May 19, 2022July 12, 2020 by Kristin Henning
Plan road trip 2020 safety

Tips for planning a safe road trip, particularly in post-pandemic times. How to prepare for gas and food stops and lodging on your 2020 road trip.

Categories North America, Packing Tips, Travel Tips, United States

Five Reasons to Visit Grand Marais, Minnesota

January 3, 2021May 3, 2020 by Kristin Henning
minnesota grand marais sunset

Grand Marais on Lake Superior’s North Shore in Minnesota is worth a visit for a few days. Read where to eat, shop, and stay, and find ideas for nearby day hikes.

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Nature and Wildlife, North America, United States Tags Minnesota

10 Fun Things to Do in Minneapolis in Winter

May 24, 2022February 2, 2020 by Kristin Henning
Things to do Minneapolis winter

What are the top things to do in Minneapolis St. Paul in winter? Embrace the outdoors, find indoor green space, escape to a museum, head to a coffee shop; from free to romantic to kid-friendly, there are lots of things to do in winter.

Categories Arts and Culture, Eat Drink Stay, North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota

A Winter Visit to Death Valley National Park

January 21, 2020January 20, 2020 by Tom Bartel
death valley national park badwater basin 2

A winter visit to Death Valley National Park gives you a different perspective. And missing the heat is not a bad idea.

Categories National Parks, North America, United States Tags California

Things to Do in Minneapolis and Saint Paul

May 25, 2022January 15, 2020 by Kristin Henning
minneapolis sunrise 2

Things to do in Minneapolis St. Paul, including theater, music, walking tours, bike rides, food and restaurants. Find fun things to do any time of year.

Categories North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota

A Day Trip to Channel Islands National Park

January 22, 2020January 12, 2020 by Tom Bartel
channel islands dolphin

Taking a day trip to Channel Islands National Park off Ventura, California, is well worth the effort. Hiking, kayaking, and wildlife.

Categories National Parks, Nature and Wildlife, United States Tags California

The Year in Photos 2019

January 14, 2020December 27, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Year in photos 2019

We all use photos to keep travel memories. Our images from 2019, of people and scenery, come from about 50 cities in seven countries, visited via 15 different itineraries. We traveled solo, together, and with family.

Categories Active Travel, Arts and Culture, Asia, Cambodia, England, Europe, Nature and Wildlife, North America, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, Black and White

December 27, 2019December 22, 2019 by Tom Bartel
taos flag door

Taos Pueblo is a UNESCO World Heritage site in New Mexico. The photogenic village was the subject of Ansel Adams’ first book.

Categories North America, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United States Tags New Mexico

Planning Our Trip to Alaska

December 18, 2019December 10, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Planning travel to Alaska

Join us as we navigate planning of our first travel to Alaska. With so many possibilities, we can all use a good planning guide to help us on our way. When to go to Alaska, how to get there, and what to see and do.

Categories Nature and Wildlife, North America, Travel Tips, United States Tags Alaska

Visiting Big Bend National Park, Texas

January 14, 2023November 10, 2019 by Tom Bartel
santa elena canyon big bend

Our first visit to the Big Bend National Park area of south Texas: what to see, what to do, where to stay. Hiking, hotels, honky-tonks.

Categories National Parks, United States Tags Texas
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