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Portugal
Sorta our babymoon! We spent two weeks traveling the country visiting the major tourist areas: Lisbon, Porto to the north, and the scenic coastal region of Algarve to the south. Also spent about a day each in SIntra with its castle and Évora with its cork and olive trees. For once, we finally planned a vacation that took it slow and relaxed, given being pregnant and all. A nice last big trip just the two of us before we welcome a new member of the family 🙂
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Southern Trip: Part 2 (Charleston & Memphis)
I’ve always had this idyllic image of the South in my head, i.e. sitting on the front porch in our rocking chairs, warm breeze, nowhere to go and nothing to do except wait for the pie in the window to cool. How silly, you say? My name is Dixie after all, and a part of me wants to live in this world of Southern hospitality.
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Southern trip: Part 1 (Savannah & Beaufort)
My favorite thing about visiting Savannah has gotta be learning its history. Downtown Savannah is a compact grid of history built right into its architecture, town layout, houses, restaurants, waterfront… that’s also why it was well worth it to book tours and uncover the origins and stories of the past that this city takes such great care to preserve.
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Philadelphia, PA
Philly is a city rich in history. It is home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed), and the famous steps that Rocky ran up in the “Rocky” movie.
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How we spent one day in Sapporo, Japan
“Sapporo is the fifth largest city in Japan, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.” (Thanks Wikipedia!) We visited because we had just finished snowboarding in Hokkaido, so we thought it’d be worth exploring the city for a day before flying out.
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Everglades & Biscayne National Park and Key West, FL
Everglades is home to one of the largest wetlands in the world. Biscayne National Park is 95% water. They are two of the more unique national parks. We combined those with a trip to Key West, a laid back vacation town at the southernmost point of Florida.
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Austin / San Antonio, TX
There are too many good BBQ and taco places to try. But aside from food, there’s history at the Texas Capitol and the Alamo, unique shopping (think cowboy boots!), and other unique experiences (think shooting ranges and… wait, bats?).
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Boston, MA
Few cities can claim, well U.S. cities at least, such a unique and important past: the oldest this in America, the oldest that in America… So for this reason, Boston stands out as a place to visit. From a personal perspective, I love the city for how livable it seems. It is a place to raise a family.
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Norway in a Nutshell
What’s unique about this trip is that the whole purpose of it is to travel between cities, via a scenic train ride from Oslo to Flam, then a ferry through Norway’s famous fjords to Bergen. It is ideal for anyone who is short on time and/or is afraid to drive, but still wants to get a taste of why people keep raving about Norway.
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St. Louis, MO
There was one, and only one, thing I knew about St. Louis… the Gateway Arch! It’s one of the top 10 most iconic monuments in America according to some random article that we sent to friends to convince them to come, which didn’t work btw.
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