Tag: cultural travel
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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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Exploring the Warehouse & Garden Districts- New Orleans {Louisiana}
I set off again for an early morning walk through New Orleans, this time heading toward the Warehouse District and the Garden District. The streets were quiet in that peaceful moment before the city fully wakes, and it felt like the perfect time to wander. The Warehouse District was once the industrial heart of the…
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The French Quarter & Riverwalk- New Orleans {Louisiana}
My job brought me to New Orleans for a conference, but I arrived a couple of days early for one simple reason — I wanted to walk. That first morning, I slipped out before the city fully woke up. The sky was just beginning to lighten over the French Quarter, and the air still held…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Colors of Curaçao
When my friends and I decided to take a Caribbean cruise a few years ago, one of the ports that was listed was the island of Curaçao. I had never heard of this place and so just shrugged my shoulders and said ‘sure, let’s go’. Because I had never heard of it before, I went…
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Moments & Misadventures :: A Day in Saint Augustine
One of our favorite weekends when we lived in Florida was visiting Saint Augustine. This city is the oldest, continuously inhabited, city in the country. The city was first established in September 1565 by a group of Spanish explorers. The ships came from Spain and their first sight of land after the long journey to…
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The Medieval City of Regensburg {Germany}
After spending a couple days enjoying the season in Munich, we ventured out of the city to go and explore some of Bavaria’s favorite places and we found ourselves in the beautiful city of Regensburg. Regensburg sits on the meeting point of the Danube, Naab, and Regen rivers. Because of its position, it became a…
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A Cold Day Around Munich {Germany}
We got started on the wrong foot with Munich. We left Salzburg in the cold rain and were happy in thinking that we had a nice warm train ride that would take us down to Munich in a couple of hours. But no sooner had we gotten on the train when we were told they…
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Christmas Markets & Sound of Music in Salzburg {Austria}
We set off first thing in the morning towards the outer area of Salzburg. With so many large and beautiful houses along the road, we knew that we had found a very well to do part of the city. What brought us here was the desire to see Schloss Hellbrunn (Hellbrunn Palace) despite being told…
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Ponderosa Park & Playa Hermosa {Costa Rica}
With our time in Monteverde at an end, we got up early so that we could see the day begin one last time from the deck. The sun was beginning to touch the surrounding area and welcome a new day of whatever the rainforest had in store. While we were in Monteverde, we stayed at…
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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…