Tag: travel gone wrong
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Cowboys & Cattle Drives at the Fort Worth Stockyards {Texas}
For the longest time, the two places our daughter has wanted to see are Alaska and Texas. So when we told her that on our way home we would be landing in Texas, her excitement was immediate. As we flew into the Dallas–Fort Worth airport, she pressed her face to the window and asked, “Are…
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A Cold Winter Day Exploring Munich {Germany}
Our journey from Salzburg to Munich did not exactly go according to plan. What was supposed to be a simple two-hour train ride slowly turned into a long winter travel day full of unexpected transfers, freezing rain, and a great deal of standing around wondering what would happen next. Not long after boarding the train,…
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Camping in Big South Fork National Recreation Area {Tennessee}
We have not had good luck with camping over the years. Even though we love camping and wanted it to be part of our family’s adventures- we have not done it very much due to the mishaps of prior trips and the growing concern that maybe we’re cursed. Our first attempt came when we were…
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Footloose, Skiing, Ice Castles, & Injury {Utah}
We spent a few days going home to Utah to visit some family. As we flew over the Great Salt Lake, I was filled with that joy that comes from returning home. The light playing off the salt water below was really beautiful. It was to be a really quick trip with only 3 full…
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Passport for a Minor- Delays, Drama & Travel Plans
Please Hold for the Next Deity of Passports Sometimes the travel gods smile down on you and everything falls into place seamlessly. And sometimes it feels like you’re calling their office and they’re out for lunch while the problems stack up. Lately, it has been the second kind. A few months ago, I shared the…
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Sand traps & Jellyfish on the Gulf Island Seashore {Florida}
It was our last morning and we were looking at a day of driving to get back home. Alabama had proved a fun weekend and we were hesitant to have it end. We were following our route from the last few day on a map of the Mobile Bay and Brad points to a spot…
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I’d rather be in Munich…
You know that feeling when the big trip you’ve been anticipating for months gets canceled the day before you were suppose to leave? Yeah, that’s where we’re at right now. We’ve been getting ready to leave for Germany to spend this next week in the winter wonders of Munich. But then the news came that…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Raining In The Hoodoos
I set out alone for a hike down into the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. I started at the top of what is called ‘Wall Street’ where a series of switchbacks take you down into the belly of the formations. Looking up at the towering rock while walking back and forth started to make me a…
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To Israel…with a sigh of relief
Months ago I announced that I was going to Israel for a study abroad….since then there has been a question of if we would be able to go or not. So we quietly kept providing the documents requested from our professor and preparing as best we could for the amazing opportunity that it would be…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Treading Water In A Panic Isn’t Swimming??
Okay, I admit it- I can’t swim. After years of swimming lessons at the local pool, not to mention countless one on one lessons with my navy veteran father, the best that I’ve ever been able to do is tread water for a few minutes. And probably because of this fact, I have a near…