Tag: cultural experiences
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Windmill, Canals & Golden Streets – Exploring Haarlem {Netherlands}
On our last day of the trip, we had planned to head to the city of Delft. I had very unapologetic visions of just how many pieces of Delftware ceramics I intended to bring home. But those plans quickly unraveled when we learned that the NATO Summit was being held in nearby The Hague. With…
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Colorful lanterns of Zoolumination- Nashville Zoo {Tennessee}
We visited Nashville Zoo at Grassmere for their annual Zoolumination, where the zoo transforms after dark into a glowing world of larger-than-life Chinese lanterns. Every year is different, and while we didn’t know exactly what to expect this time, we knew it wouldn’t look anything like our last visit. That sense of anticipation only grew…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Along The California Central Coast
Growing up I was really close with a couple who lived down the street from me. They became my other parents and were a major touchstone in my daily life. This friendship has been such a key part of me for the majority of my life. Everything changed though when my husband’s job would have…
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Visiting Jamestown & Yorktown- Colonial National Historic Park {Virginia}
With the country celebrating Independence Day this week, we decided there was no better place to be than where the story of America first began. We drove up to the coastal region of Virginia to spend a few days exploring some of the most important chapters in American history. Our trip took us through what…
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Five Favorites :: Past Civilizations
It is always fascinating in traveling to run upon artifacts and evidence of civilizations long since past. These moments are small glimpses into the past of a people and a culture and give a little understanding to the history of a place. But then we realize that the glimpse is not enough and we find…
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A Collection of Holiday Delights
We’ve been hitting the festivities of the season pretty hard for the last few weeks. Our days have been busy with meeting up with family and friends, holiday parties at work and school, and trying to cram in all the festive frivolity we can. Even though we’ve been busy, I have loved this time and…
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Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee, & Oxcarts {Costa Rica}
It didn’t take long before we fell into a routine that would get us out in the morning doing things and then coming back to drinks and cards while we watched the clouds come in and cover the area. It seemed like the perfect mix of adventure and rest. We had spent the last couple…
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An Untold Story of Friends & Whiskey- Nearest Green Distillery {Tennessee}
One of the hallmarks of Tennessee is whiskey. And when you talk of Tennessee whiskey, the first name that comes to mind is that of Jack Daniels who learned to make whiskey at a young age and went to defy prohibition and create a thriving business of a world renown fame. But there is another…
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Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit at Zoolumination {Tennessee}
With the Chinese New Year we look ahead to the Year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit symbolizes longevity, peace, and prosperity so for many this is a year of hope. In honor of the Chinese New Year, the Nashville Zoo has been putting on an incredible light festival of Chinese art and folktales that they…
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The Barrel Tree Lighting- Jack Daniels Distillery {Tennessee}
The festive season has begun and all the cities and towns are having their annual Christmas Tree Lightings. But while every town has a tree lighting, it is only here in Tennessee that you can experience the annual Barrel Tree Lighting at the Jack Daniels Distillery. So of course, we had to go down and…