Category: travel
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Home in Maine
No matter how many places I live, home will always be where I was born and raised. Maine will always be the place I experience the magic of childhood and the wonder of growing up. Pleasant memories are always gilded in gold. Oftentimes when we go back to chase those experiences the thrill falls short.…
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Summer Road Trip
There is something about a summer road trip that makes you feel like you are in your early 20s again. Windows down, the air rushing past and lifting your unbound hair into a summer crown. The feeling of freedom and the promise of adventure, even with two small passengers in the backseat calling for snacks…
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Fall in Maine
My recent trip to my home state of Maine was jammed pack with country fairs, apple picking, and sweater weather! The only thing I love more than fall in the Northeast is being a able to to spend it with family.
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Scotland
There are many directions I could take while writing about Scotland. I could make this a travel guide outlining the must see spots, or I could make a road map telling you about hidden gems away from the tourists train. Finally I could make it an adventure blog, and tell tales of our water logged…
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Through the canyon and to the mountains where the hot springs lie
Continued… After spending the night at chateau BLM we headed towards Death Valley National Park through Titus Canyon. The Titus Canyon route is a 27 mile dirt road which passes through the rugged mountains that frame the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park. The road was originally built, like so many other roads in…
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The Opera, Pupfish, and Ghost Towns
Continued… As the diffuse morning light painted the landscape in pastel we packed up and left the desert rat enclave of Tecopa and headed toward Death Valley Junction. Death Valley Junction is a small desert town with a population of less than 20 people. The town was formed in the 1920s with the backing of…
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
For three days salt has encrusted my hair, I have drank more beer than water, and spent more time in the waves then on dry ground. Welcome to Baja California, the Sea of Cortez, a very sandy paradise. After 10 years of living so close to the border I have finally made it down to…
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10 Travel Tips for Flying
We all dream about traveling from time to time. Although the destination of our dreams is exciting traveling by plane can be anything but. Here are 10 tips for air travel when things don’t go as planned. Pack snacks. You never know when you will be running to make a connection or when the last…
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Travel Tips, how to afford traveling anywhere in the world.
For many people the biggest barriers to travel are having the time and money. If you are able to plan ahead, travel can be accessible to anyone at any budget. The following is a simple guide to starting on your travel journey. Save your pennies. Let’s get real travel is not cheap and unless you…
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Meet Me in The Mojave
“When you get what you want, what do you want? So you go to the desert…” -Mojave 2015 The Mojave desert is my backyard. At over 47,000 sq miles the Mojave is the smallest desert in North America, it is also the driest. Despite these factors the Mojave is rich in biodiversity and there…
Bit of Betsy 