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Road-Tripping Nebraska & The Dakotas: Exploring America’s Great Plains

October 24, 2020 No Comments
Windmill on our Nebraska road trip

You may or may not know that this blog was started when yours truly was pursuing her 40×40 (40 countries by age 40, which I smashed by the way). And, to be honest, I’ve yet to establish another travel goal for myself. But the #AdventurePartnerForLife has—to visit all fifty states. And who am I to […]

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America’s Heartland: An Epic Midwest Road Trip Itinerary

July 28, 2020 2 Comments
Downtown Milwaukee on our America's Heartland road trip

What does one do when they’re trapped in their own country indefinitely? Go explore it, of course. (Safely. Legally.) After four cancelled trips and a few months in strict quarantine, things were starting to look up (and they were, at the time). Our home base—DC Metro—had just started reopening after being the United States’ official […]

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The Perfect UK Road Trip Itinerary

June 25, 2020 10 Comments
White Cliffs of Dover

England is among the few “repeat countries” the #AdventurePartnerForLife and I have on our lists. I’m actually half-English and a dual citizen, but hadn’t invested any time in England for almost twenty years. And neither one of us had ever been to Wales. So, we decided to go back and see some new things on […]

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A Northern Italy Road Trip Itinerary

April 9, 2020 14 Comments
Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy

The #AdventurePartnerForLife and I have traveled to Italy a few times. I actually lived in Naples as a kid, but really only remember the basics. So, it’s nice to go back. Italy is one of the few countries we’ve been to more than once. For us, returning somewhere means forgoing the opportunity to explore a […]

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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘂𝘁? There are legit dead people in those crumbling, wooden houses. 👻 Yep, the Eklutna Cemetery is just north of Anchorage, Alaska. The cemetery itself is Athabascan (and those are traditional Athabascan "spirit houses"), but the Saint Nicholas Church behind it is actually Russian Orthodox. ⛪ So, it's an interesting cultural mix.⁣
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When family members pass, blankets are placed over their graves to warm and comfort the soul. Forty days later, families will return to place a spirit box over the site and to leave parting gifts. 🎁 The houses are then left to weather and decay, honoring the Athabascan belief that, “𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻.” 🌍⁣
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I'm admittedly a kind of "fan" of cemeteries. Of #darktourism in general, actually. Which will make my upcoming trip to Savannah and Charleston extra cool. 🤗 I think it's the history and the mystery. 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗱? 𝗡𝗼? 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲? ⁣
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Happy Friday, y’all! What’s been the highlight Happy Friday, y’all! What’s been the highlight of your week? 🌟 This week has been a good one for me! I landed my first travel speaking gig 🎙(A big one! Details TBD.) and am getting a fun gift box from an amazing tourism board. 🎁 And—GET THIS—I’m going to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 to bring PUPPIES 🐶 back to an area animal shelter!!! I’m BEYOND excited about this and, when I go, you’ll be the first to hear all the deets!
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Like that time in Yellowstone the #AdventurePartnerForLife and I FINALLY broke the bear drought. 🐻 We’d been denied bear sightings in Denali, Kenai, AND Banff, 🌲 if you can believe it. But somewhere around Norris Geyser Basin and the Paint Pots, we finally spotted one! Just one. (But that’s all we needed, right?)
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Tell me the best thing that happened for you this week! 🥳 Or, tell me all about one of your favorite travel highlights! 🤩 Let’s get this weekend started right!
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Wowza. Talk about an unforgettable day! 🤩 After Wowza. Talk about an unforgettable day! 🤩 After spending a few days in the Atacama, we headed south to Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱 and did a day trip to Cajón del Maipo. ⁣
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Not only did we see THIS—which is spectacular enough in and of itself, amiright?—we got to see Andean Condors, which were once on the Endangered Species List. 🦅⁣
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We met loads of fun, fellow travelers that day and had A LOT of laughs. All while drinking Chilean wine 🍷 and eating cheese, 🧀 olives, and charcuterie goodness. With THAT view—Embalse El Yeso. 🏔⁣
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𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 👯‍♀️ 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻! 🥂 𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀... 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 #𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆!⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 "𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀" 𝗼𝗿 "𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀." Askers will ask anything and don't mind a NO. 👎 Guessers will only ask if they know the answer will be a resounding YES. 👍 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂?⁣
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I am HANDS DOWN an Asker. (Which some people consider rude sometimes.) 🙋‍♀️ Many, many years ago, I adopted the motto, "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿." And I [generally] try to muster up the courage to reach out and ASK for opportunities without being TOO imposing. 🤷‍♀️ But this photo is the perfect reason why.⁣
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I've had a couple of unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and THIS was one of them. 🤩 Out of over 4,000 applicants, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸. For a WHOLE summer. (Basically, junior park rangers.) 😎⁣
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If I hadn't gone ahead and put my name in the hat DESPITE the overwhelming likelihood I WOULDN'T be selected... I'd've never experienced it. You really never know. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿! ❤ ⁣
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P.S. I've got a whole travel journal of my road trip back to Yellowstone a few years ago on my blog. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 1 👉 https://globaldebauchery.com/2016/05/22/flashpacking-yellowstone-welcome-west-yellowstone/⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻? 🙋‍♀️ 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿, 𝗲𝗵? It's the sort of view that conveys... POSSIBILITIES. All the possibilities. Endless possibilities.⁣
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2020 was such a letdown in so many ways, so I've really enjoyed attending some 2021 goal-setting workshops with my fav girl group @sheswanderful. 📝 ⁣
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Imagine yourself 12 months from now, having some Starbies with a friend. ☕ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳?⁣
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You'd better start planning. And DOING. Because there's no time like the present! This is our year, ya'll! 🍾⁣
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P.S. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 2020, 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 and I'll tell you all about Wanderful. Such an incredible group of women and I couldn't be prouder to be a part of it! 💖⁣
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Awe. This was when yours truly and the #AdventureP Awe. This was when yours truly and the #AdventurePartnerForLife were newly cuffed up 💕 and exploring the world on a WAY tighter budget than we have now. 💸 We used to do (and actually still do) day trips to area national parks and monuments. Get our parks passports stamps. 📖 They're mostly free sights and only an hour or two drive from home.⁣
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So, welcome to Chatham Manor. Which was kind of an Insta-dream in a lot of ways. 📸 It's part of the current day Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, and is a former plantation from the Civil War era. ⁣
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Because of its glorified "status" at the time, it housed a lot of different famous folks, including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Walt Whitman, ✍ and Clara Barton. 💉 It also housed Robert E. Lee. 👎⁣
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The manor was completely destroyed during the Civil War, but was eventually restored and donated to the National Park Service. It's now known as being one of the finest homes in the state of Virginia. 🏡 And its garden is simply gorgeous. 🌳 ⁣
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𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱? There are a lot of them! You might be surprised. 😮⁣
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