Roadtrip!! Seattle to Missoula After almost two very long years without an adventure, it felt amazing to spend the week before (yes, just a week before… yikes) planning our Yellowstone Adventure. Last October, we had just booked our main stay at the Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel, after a friend raved about it after they returned from … More Yellowstone Adventure 2021: Day 1
“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan Climbing Mt. St. Helens … More Step-by-Step Guide to Climbing Mt. St. Helens
My two favorite things in life are Traveling and Game Night with Friends. Given the current state of the world, both of these suddenly became unavailable. I have still been able to get my travel fix by planning a trip, catching up on old travel blog posts, watching the Travel Channel, scrap booking and being … More How to Host a Virtual Game Night
As you may be able to tell, given this travel blog, I am somewhat of an experienced traveler, especially domestically. Given this and given I am a positive “everything will work out” person; I did not even consider cancelling our vacation to Palm Springs this week. I can say now, 48-hours after saying “Yes, let’s … More Torn about traveling during COVID-19 Situation? Read This!
The day started later than any day over the past week and a half, with a 7:45 am wake up! In our defense, we didn’t get in until 11:00 pm last night and our dinner, Pizza Hut Supreme (once again in our defense, the only thing open) did not come until 11:45 pm. I ended … More Driving to Key West: Bucket List Item Checked!
We decided given the last, almost two weeks, have been travel, tours and basically nonstop, that we should not book a tour for our second full day in Tyrona and just relax….which we did! We did however learn some important lessons over these days… Lesson 1: Always bring a book! I didn’t want to blog … More Three Days of Mostly Relaxing + Lessons Learned
We started off our day very sluggish, as our night over the ocean did not bring us much sleep. There was very little breeze, we were both congested, thinking we have an allergy to something in the jungle, and the ocean was so loud and crashing that it actually made it difficult to sleep. I … More Santuario de fauna y flora los flamencos + Los Camarones + Waterfall + Nueve Amigos
“Tayrona is probably Colombia’s most famous national park, filled with idyllic beaches that are nestled between the area’s glorious Caribbean coastline and its most mysterious jungles. The park is incredibly diverse. It has something like 300 different species of birds and more than 100 animal species and a variety of climates, because it rises from … More Tayrona aka Paradise
Best sleep so far last night since arriving in Medellin!! Must have been the two long days catching up to us. We had a 7:30 pick up for our half-day coffee plantation tour to learn everything about coffee! This will be our 4th tour here in Medellin and it’s also our 4th tour company, so … More Cafe Plantation + Seahawks con Siesta + Dinner
Postcards to Iowa 