Category: Travel Tales

Amsterdam: Day Two

Day two started with us crossing the river on the no. 3 ferry. The ferries are free and, at least during the day, run consistently. These ferries are for bikers and pedestrians… mostly. We did see one tiny EV car use the ferry. I think I’ve seen dogs bigger than that car. Canal Cruise If

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Food in Amsterdam

While on this trip we had a lot of good food. We didn’t eat a ton of Dutch food (besides stroopwafels and those are delicious) but we did eat food from a lot of other cultures. I don’t think we had anything bad. It is too much to list everything but here is a sampling.

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Amsterdam: Day One

Our first full day in Amsterdam was a nice slow start. The only thing we had planned that day was a walking tour of the city. This allowed us to see the city but not to the point where we were fighting too much jet lag. Hotel IX When we travel internationally we like to

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Arizona: Museum of the West

Western Spirit: Museum of the West is in Scottsdale. This museum is a little expensive ($28 per adult) but the guided tours are included. The tours are a bit odd, they only tour 1/3 of the museum at a time. That being said, you can go on back-to-back tours to have a guided tour of

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Arizona: Hiking Papago Park

I’m behind on my posts but I’m slowly catching up. In early 2024 we went back to Phoenix for a wedding. The guys went golfing for the grooms bachelor party. So with a free day, I went hiking. Being that I didn’t have ton of time or most of my equipment past a day pack,

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Monument Rocks | Kansas

This is not the first time I have been to monument rocks but that first visit was several years ago. It was ridiculously cold and windy. I was very excited to have a chance to go again – especially with the film cameras. I do not remember what film I was using on this adventure,

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Niagara Falls Recap

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All things told, I would go to Niagara Falls again. I would take my husband and I would do somethings differently but overall there is some great history in this area. I probably wouldn’t do another winery tour but I would do a ghost tour with the same company. I also really enjoyed shooting film

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