Category: travel
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My 4 step travel planning guide
Choose a Destination/Book a flight This is an interesting phase for me. I can be so incredibly random with my choices sometimes. Often my trips are planned around events, festivals, certain times of year to avoid being a grumpy butt in hot weather, Ed Sheeran concerts…the list goes on. The beautiful part of social media […]
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Kentucky Derby
When I was in college, I worked as a waitress at a harness race track. Every year, the busiest day of the year was Derby Day. People got all dressed up, wore fancy hats, drank a lot, and spent a lot. It was a huge party. I knew that someday I would get to the […]
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The Last Great Race…The Iditarod
Alaska, The Last Frontier, is also home to the Last Great Race, the Iditarod. The Iditarod is a 1000 mile sled dog race held the first Sunday in March from Willow to Nome every year. Teams are comprised of 14 fluff nuggets, a musher and all the gear they will need to trek through remote […]
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First time to London–all alone
Why wouldn’t you take advantage of combining two of your favorite things? In this case, I stumbled upon one ticket for Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour. The catch was, it was in London. Well heck, I’ve always wanted to visit London, screw it, ‘lesgo. I flew Norwegian Airline to London Gatwick Airport. At this time in […]
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Travel Booking Lessons Learned….
I used to have a strong desire to be a travel agent. One of the reasons I love travel so much is the planning process. I love fitting all the pieces together. I have helped so many people “just for fun” plan their trips. I spend hours on TripAdvisor, Google Flights and YouTube. My phone […]