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Night Walk in South Beach Miami (2020)
Read more: Night Walk in South Beach Miami (2020)About the images… Art Deco, Palm Trees & Party People I had a bit of time to wander around at night in South Beach Miami and was fascinated by the city known for it’s sun. At night, all of the white washed architecture comes alive with color and shape as it becomes illuminated from a…
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Salt Lake City, Moab, and Capital Reef NP Utah (2019)
Read more: Salt Lake City, Moab, and Capital Reef NP Utah (2019)Big Rocks, Climbing, Great Mexican Food Moab in July!? Yes it was hot and very sunny, but we still had an amazing time over the July 4th holiday out in the desert. Salt Lake City was the touchdown point and then we would start the adventure to the salt flats and then south to Moab,…
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Austin, Texas (2020)
Read more: Austin, Texas (2020)BBQ and Sunshine in Texas Austin felt like a city growing in every direction with no end in sight. We had visited the city about 6 years ago and remembered it as a quirky place with just a few tall buildings and some good barbeque joints hidden in food trucks. The visit this year seemed like…
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Boston – Oysters, Chinatown and a Lobsta Roll (2019)
Read more: Boston – Oysters, Chinatown and a Lobsta Roll (2019)We only had two nights in Boston and one was slated for an event, but Priscilla was determined to find some great seafood. The first stop on our trip was a hip seafood place called Select Oyster Bar, with lots of innovative side dishes, drinks, and a full selection of local oysters. I grew up…
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Mammoth Cave National Park (2019)
Read more: Mammoth Cave National Park (2019)Venture into the Underworld Visiting caves sounds scary, stinky and unpleasant… but I would have to say the idea of going deep under the ground is much different from the actual experience. We have visited a number of caves and I have enjoyed each and every one of them! The air is crisply cool and fresh…
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Babb, Montana – A View of the Local Life Outside of Glacier National Park (2017)
Read more: Babb, Montana – A View of the Local Life Outside of Glacier National Park (2017)Babb, Montana – A Motel, Diner and a General Store We spent most of our time inside Glacier National Park (GNP), and barely explored anywhere outside the park. Indeed, it was with regret that we ran out of time to visit the town of Whitefish. No doubt, Whitefish was the place to get souvenirs and…
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Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)
Read more: Siyeh Pass Trail – Big Sky Country Hike in Glacier National Park (2017)Hike #2: Siyeh Pass Trail Glacier National Park Montana Siyeh Pass trail is a stretch goal for us. This could be a one way trail, starting at Siyeh Bend and ending at Sunrift Gorge, but we made it a round trip hike, turning back somewhere near the highest point. Trail started off easily enough with…
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GNP Hidden Lake Trail – Snow on an 80°F Day?!? (2017)
Read more: GNP Hidden Lake Trail – Snow on an 80°F Day?!? (2017)Hidden Lake Trail – Glacier National Park Hike Our first hike at GNP started at Logan Pass. We snagged the last parking spot and headed straight to the visitor center to check trail conditions. It appeared that snow still covered the mountains at Logan Pass in July, despite the scorching sun. Priscilla wanted to go…
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Going to the Sun Road GNP – All of the Views, None of the Sweat (2017)
Read more: Going to the Sun Road GNP – All of the Views, None of the Sweat (2017)Amazing Auto Tour Glacier NPS – Going to the Sun Road Going to the Sun road is easily the most scenic drive in the country. Starting from the West Glacier entrance, the road follows Lake McDonald’s length, affording views of the biggest lake in GNP and the mountains surrounding it. After Lake McDonald, the road…
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Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane Travel (2017)
Read more: Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane Travel (2017)Voyage to Glacier National Park – Camping Via Plane The trip to Montana’s Glacier National Park had been in our plans for a few years. A friend recommended the park at least 3 years ago, but somehow life kept getting in the way, as all excuses go. Eventually we ran out of excuses, and 2017…
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Door County, Wisconsin (2017)
Read more: Door County, Wisconsin (2017)Cape Cod of the Midwest For the long Labor Day weekend, we decided to stay close to home and be tourists in our neighboring state. Just 3 hours drive north into Wisconsin, we found ourselves in Door County, where some call it the Cape Cod of the Midwest. We’ll be honest and admit we were…
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San Francisco Travel Tips with Tom & Priscilla – November 2017
Read more: San Francisco Travel Tips with Tom & Priscilla – November 2017Fun Places to Visit When Exploring San Francisco – Tom & Priscilla San Francisco was a whirlwind of a trip. A trip revolved around food to be exact. The annual Singapore Day happened to be in San Francisco this year (2016), with the biggest highlight being the delicious Singapore street food, with cooks and ingredients…
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Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)
Read more: Iceberg Lake Trail Hike – Dip your toes in the ICY WATER (2017)Iceberg Lake Trail – Montana Hiking in Glacier National Park Our last hike at Glacier National Park (GNP) was the Iceberg Lake trail, located in the Many Glacier area, separate from the main Going to the Sun road. Many Glacier road was off the little town of Babb, where a few homes were hiding, and…
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Eating in San Diego (2017)
Read more: Eating in San Diego (2017)Dark, rainy and cold – that is not the usual description for San Diego, but unfortunately, that was how San Diego was for us. California ended its four-year drought with a rare rainy weather, meanwhile we decided to escape the Chicago winter, thinking we could use some warm weather in San Diego. So…there was…
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Santa Fe, New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Santa Fe, New Mexico (2016)Santa Fe – Artsy City Adventure – Tom and Priscilla Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. At 7,198′, it is at a higher altitude than Albuquerque, and is the highest capital city in the US. Recent travel literature on Santa Fe had been pretty negative, with grumbles about the high concentration of retirees…
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Ghost Ranch in New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Ghost Ranch in New Mexico (2016)Travel with Tom and Priscilla to explore the mysterious Ghost Ranch Ghost Ranch was located in Abiquiu, and was owned by the Presbyterian Church who ran it as an education and retreat center. We had chanced upon this obscure place while looking into popular hiking trails in the state. Interestingly, Georgia O’Keefe had lived here,…
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