Category: Travel Log
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Hitting the Slopes in Les 3 Vallées
Okay, first a confession: I did not actually “hit the slopes” in France. I meant to….but then I decided last minute that I didn’t want to because I was too nervous and wasn’t having fun. Anxiety wins this round. Instead I ended up hanging out with one of my friends in a ski chalet –…
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Biergarten & Castle Hopping in Munich
Munich is one of the few places internationally that I’ve now seen more than once and it was definitely worth the return trip. The city is beautiful and full of history, beautiful gardens and palaces, and (of course) lots of delicious beer. Sites & Itinerary We kicked off our Munich stay with a trip to…
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Czeching Out Prague
Three days in Prague honestly didn’t feel like enough. This has been one of those cities that surprised me with how impressive and wonderful it was and I hope to go back someday! Fortunately I was able to cover a lot of the highlights on this short trip, though. Sites & Itinerary For the first…
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4 Wunderbar Days in Berlin
Berlin is a city full of history, museums, and a diverse array of food options. In 4 days you can definitely cover some of the highlights and my family and I had a great time touring around the city. Sites & Itinerary On our first day we stayed close to our hotel, Hotel Mercure at…
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Seeing Friends in San Francisco
Last week I got the opportunity to go back out to San Francisco, which had been home before the cross-country move, and visit some friends! I also while I was there of course revisited some of my favorite restaurants and spots. On my first day there, I met up with a close friend and we…
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3 Day Liveaboard in Komodo National Park
One of the things I really wanted to do on this trip was see real live dragons…. Komodo dragons! Komodo National Park is off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia and is a beautiful set of islands. And for some of those islands – there be dragons! We did a three day (really more…
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Travel Log: Monkeying Around in Ubud
For our first few days in Indonesia we decided to go to Bali….but not the beaches! Instead we went to Ubud, a popular city tourist destination nearer the center of the island of Bali and known for its cultural attractions. We stayed at a small guest house for about $20USD per night and tried to…
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Travel Log: Khao Yai – Waterfalls, Macaques, and Leeches, Oh My!
The next section of our Southeast Asia trip was not originally planned. We were supposed to spend a couple days in Sumatra trekking and looking for orangutans. Unfortunately things got messed up with flight changes and we had to pivot so we chose to make a couple days trip just a few hours drive from…
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Travel Log: Bangkok Days of Food, Temples, and Malls
Another leg of the trip partially impacted by feeling worn down….but luckily we had extra days booked for rest in Bangkok so we were still able to see almost everything I had planned! We essentially broke our days out by category. Our first food-focused day we went to Yaowarat (Bangkok’s Chinatown) for an amazing food…
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Travel Log: Hiking Around Chiang Mai
We started our first day in Chiang Mai with the full intention of hiking the Monk’s Trail up past Wat Pha Lat and up to Doi Suthep….but things didn’t go quite according to plan. The first part of the hike was nice enough and it was cool to see Wat Pha Lat’s naga (serpent/dragon) staircases…
The Wandering Hart 