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Plan B-eautiful – Setting Sail to the Caribbean
Did you ever notice how “plan B” often ends up to be the better way to go? Join us this week as we unpack how our trip to Venice and northern Italy was transformed into plan b-eautiful – setting sail to the Caribbean. Plan A This year we marked our 15th wedding anniversary and as travel lovers, we wanted to do something epic. (Or more epic than we’ve done previously). We batted around going to Greece before mapping a trip to northern Italy that would include Venice, Milan and Florence. But before we could book even one hotel, fortune smiled on us instead. On a cool April weekday, I got…
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History Nerds and Taphophiles will LOVE This One
If you’ve been following us from winter to spring, you may have noticed a pattern: So, can you guess where we ended up in April?? That’s right, our legendary kidney donor athlete had to go back to Boston to run the marathon. Have you ever wondered what the spouses of runners do after they kiss their person good bye? Why…we worry for their safety; pray for their success; and suffer anxiety while watching their progress on the course, of course! But this time, I added my own walking tour of the American revolution and some super interesting gravestones. History nerds and Taphophiles will LOVE this one! The Cambridge House Share…
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What Happens in Vegas Ends up in a Blog
Hello again! If you’ve been following our most recent adventures, you may have noticed a pattern: And this week…the pattern continues! This week we will drink giant martinis, watch singing frogs, and stroll past the Grand Canal. As they say, what happens in Vegas…ends up in a blog! Hi-ho, hi-ho to the Palazzo Though the trips above were for fun and family, this time we had to go for work. (Yes, I actually DO work outside of writing here!) Our five hour flight from Boston didn’t depart until 6pm, which meant we didn’t get to the Venetian Hotel until after 11:30pm. We figured we’d be able to quickly get our…
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Boston on the Holy Day of St. Practice
As you may recall, we found ourselves having the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day completely free of obligations. Last week we talked about the plan we hatched to drive the snakes out of South Boston (otherwise known as drinking a lot of beer at Irish Pubs.) This week we will explore the fun that can be had when you’re in Boston on the Holy Day of St. Practice. But first, a little run Since we were up unreasonably early, we decided to kick our day off with some exercise. The mister headed down to the treadmill, while did a little solo urban exploration. I’m not much of a runner these…
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Driving the Snakes Out of South Boston
An amazing thing happened last October. We looked ahead at our calendar for March and realized we had the weekend of St. Patty’s day free. We had no running obligations, work obligations, or family obligations. That’s right, we were so free, we were practically footloose. What better time could there be for seeing the Dropkick Murphys, drinking some Guinness and for driving the snakes out of South Boston! (I’ll be honest, I don’t really know what that last part means. It’s just sort of a nod to lore around St. Pat and it made for a catchy headline. For the sake of this article, let’s just say it means drinking…
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Our Last Chance to Hit it Big
This week we’re going to unpack our last two days in “Sin City” for Connor’s 21st birthday. In case you missed it: And this week, let’s talk about how we did with our last chance to hit it big! First things first…a check in on the Beer-a-mid Though this wasn’t our primary reason for the trip, checking on the progress of our “beer-a-mid” let us know how many more cans would need to be emptied to have a perfect structure. You see, we believe goal setting early in the day is the ONLY way to go! Next – Gambling at The Orleans Casino One of the “Twenty-something crew” was supposed…
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Getting a little In and Out after Tattoos
Okay, I’ll admit this title sounds dirtier than I intended. But if it got you to click, then…really, that’s on you. Anyway this week we will continue the odyssey in the desert where we get a little In and Out (burger) after getting $10 tattoos. Oh and we also hit a new rooftop bar, throw darts and enjoy a gondola ride! It’s going to be a fun one this week! The Preamble: Checking in on our progress Traveling with twenty-somethings has led to a very interesting group project – building a “beer-a-mid”. It began back in New York and continues where ever we roam. The first order of the day…
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How a Little Tempest Can Impact Your Day
We’re back from the hiatus we took to prepare for the Boston Marathon…where one of us ran the race and the other spectated. Needless to say, I think running it probably a bit easier. After all the runner’s path is marked, while us spectators had to find our own way to the finish! But I digress. This week we continue our odyssey in the desert, where we explore how a little tempest can impact your day. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane To celebrate Connor’s big day, we loaded up the Behemoth and drove 45 minutes out to Go Jump in Jean, Nevada. Connor and Savanna wanted to go…
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How Smart are You – going to Harvard for Free?
With the Boston Marathon right around the corner, we had to share with you an ABSOLUTE gem we uncovered on a recent trip. In Cambridge, which is a 20 minute ride from downtown Boston, visit the Fogg Museum at Harvard. It has priceless works of art and it costs NOTHING to go there. I mean, how smart are you – going to Harvard for free? How we found it For the first time since 2015, we went to Boston FOR FUN. That’s right, NO RUNNING. (Like at all!) But here’s the thing, we were going to Boston in mid-March. The odds of the weather being warm enough to walk the…
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The Odyssey in the Desert – Part 1
I’ve always heard that the desert is a place to go to get clarity. It’s a place that is quiet, beautiful, and lends itself to introspection. After all, didn’t Jesus go to the desert to pray for 40 days? And the Israelites wandered the Sinai desert for 40 years, looking for the promised land, right? Well, this trip, wasn’t ANYTHING like all that. Join us for a winter’s odyssey in the desert where we take 6 young 20 somethings for their first trip to the land of holy rollers, I mean, HIGH rollers in Las Vegas. So…why Vegas? I’m sure some folks are wondering why we would take our youngest…
