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Exploring Muir Woods
Just across the San Francisco Bay is a forest of giants. Spanning over 500 acres of towering redwood and sequoia groves, Muir Woods National
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Sip, Sip in the Finger Lakes
Located in Upstate New York, wine lovers flock to this area for the beautiful scenery and delicious wine. The Finger Lake region stretches f
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Slieve League Hike
Visiting foreign cities can tell you so much about the people and history of a country. However, I find taking the less beaten path is a gre
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Game of Thrones Tour
As a HUGE fan of Game of Thrones, I was making every excuse to get to Belfast in Northern Ireland. During the creation of the itinerary, I s
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Off to See the World: Iceland Itinerary
A few years after graduation, our lives went separate ways—she went to the West Coast and I stayed in the East Coast— we settled down in our
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Take a Walk on the Ice Side: The Solheimajokull Glacier
When you are in Iceland, you need to take a walk on the ice side—in other words, go on a glacier hike. You do not need a guide to walk to th