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During the summer of 2024 my friends Erin, Tricia and I made our annual US National Park trip to Isle Royale in Lake Superior. This was no easy feat, involving a 12 hour drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. One of the best parts of this road trip, besides the amazing company of my …
My friends Erin, Tricia and I have been going to US National Parks together for the past four years. It started with Hawaii Volcanos, and then expanded to Indiana Dunes, Rocky Mountain, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. So when we were planning our summer 2024 National Park trip to Isle Royale NP in …
If you follow my blog, you may know that I have an ongoing New Years life resolution to have a new adventure every month. Only requirement- see or experience something I never have before, could be far or near. The result is that sometimes I take just a quick jaunt in Ohio. A few weeks …
Located about an hour away from Columbus, Ohio, Schnormeier Gardens is a private estate open to the public only a few weekens of the year. Schnormeier Gardens features 75 acres of lakes, waterfalls and 9 garden areas.
Recently I took a trip to Marion, Ohio with my mom and frequent adventure buddy Erin. The goal of this trip was to visit the home of the 29th U.S. President- Warren G. Harding. Harding was president from 1921 until his death in 1923 and his home and presidential library is open for visiting. Read …
Spring break 2024 my boyfriend and I had a new travel experience. It wasn’t an easy location to get to, but it definitely was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me – Easter Island!! Easter Island is over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile. It is not a super large island, covering just …
I’ve been going to Phoenix about once a year for the past decade. Some of my family lives out there and so I usually spend my Christmas’ with them. Every time I visit Phoenix I make sure to do something new, and now I want to share with you some of my favorites. I have …
I’ve been fascinated by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright for quite some time. So much so that I have taken several trips to visit his creations, including a trip to the Laurel Highlands in PA to see Fallingwater and Polymath Park and another to Bloomfield, Michigan to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Smith house. …
In the summer of 2023 my boyfriend David and I traveled to Paris, Belgium and Morocco. It was our first overseas trip together, and his first trip across an ocean. Being a French teacher, I have learned and taught about Morocco, so it was thrilling for me to finally make it there. For David, he …
For years, I’ve been wanting to go to Morocco. I’ve read about it, watched some travel videos, even fantasized about it after watching spy movies (you know the ones- the good guy getting chased by the bad guys in the winding roads of the souks). However, most impactful of all for me- I’ve heard about …