Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Earlier this summer Keltin and I visited Phoenix for a family reunion. The desert was absolutely beautiful, I loved it but I’m never going back in the summer again if I can help it. I’m not sure I didn’t melt. I did wear enough sunscreen to not get too burned but the dry heat was
I’m a bit behind on my posts. This was a Getaway trip from this spring. We wanted a relaxing weekend and a rainy one was perfect. We expected some rain but a thunderstorm with those big windows in the cabin was a bit wild. Bear was not a fan of the thunder and it made
When planning this trip I had no idea where to stay. For our visit to Valencia, we were able to get suggestions from my sister’s university but I was flying blind on this leg of the trip. Keltin requested that we stay near to the Brandenburg Gate. I will admit that I used that as
While planning this trip I had no idea where to stay. Emily was able to get a list of hotels and hostels from her study abroad program. They didn’t have deals with them or anything but were known to be good. After looking through them we decided on the Petit Palace Ruzafa hotel and loved
San Francisco: Hotel Zoe While in San Francisco we stayed a couple of nights at the Hotel Zoe in the Fisherman’s Wharf. We did rent a car to drive to Napa but we rented it from the rental location in Fisherman’s Wharf and not at the airport to save money on both the rental and
For a belated Valentine’s Day we decided to rent a Getaway cabin for a quiet weekend. This cabin outpost is about an hour and a half outside of Dallas, without traffic. With traffic, well, drive through Dallas at your own risk. Once out of the city the drive is pretty and open with pastures and
One thing that I did not realize before visiting Ashford, Washington was that for as tiny as the town is about half of it is cabins and lodges for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park. We visited the park after Memorial Day but before for the true busy season when the majority of the wild
For this trip we stayed with Getaway Cabin. This is actually our second Getaway stay. The first was in 2020 and we visited their Texas Hill Country Outpost. We arrived at out cabin after a few hours of driving and a stop in at Wildflyer Mead Co. It was a perfect early April evening, a
When planning our wedding and honeymoon we split the work. Keltin took the honeymoon and I planned the wedding. We would get things okayed by the other before making a final decision but all the research was done by one or the other. Keltin found this adorable Airbnb. We wanted something that allowed us to
On our first trip to Eisenhower State Park we stayed in the Elm Point Camping Area. These tent sites sit on top of a high bluff and overlook Lake Texoma. Pros of the Elm Point Camping Area: Beautiful views Better breeze Close proximity to the day use area Close proximity to the swim beach Cons
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