Tag: Travel

Horses and More

I know I haven’t posted as much as I intended this summer. I have been busy, in good ways: Honestly, this last part has taken the most time because for trip like this you have to get the animals in shape as much as you do yourself, along with getting all their health stuff sorted,

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North Texas Fair and Rodeo on Polaroid

The North Texas Fair and Rodeo is currently going on and of course I had to go. I love taking photos as many of you have learned if you follow my site. I need to go get some more 35mm film but in the meantime I decided to take Polaroid photos. This is a Polaroid

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Amsterdam: Day Four

This day started early and ended late and yes, I did take a nap in the middle of it. Albert Cuyp Markt I spoke a bit about this market in my Food in Amsterdam post. Eating is mostly what we did while visiting the market. In addition to food vendors there were also some really

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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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North Texas: My Favorite Bookstores

I have been meaning to do this for a while. I love supporting local: from the small vendors at a farmer’s market to the local indie bookstores. As someone who reads a lot, I have few favorite bookstores (also, I do love the library too). Indie Bookshops Patchouli Joe’s Books and Indulgences Located just off

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Winter’s Colorful Details

Winter Hiking I do have film photos from this hike, but with the holidays I have delayed getting them developed. That being said, I really enjoyed how these turned out. iPhones portrait mode works surprisingly well for plants. Safe travels, leave no trace, and get outside.

Niagara Falls: Crossing the Rainbow Bridge

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I spoke a little bit about the Rainbow Bridge last week but wanted to bring more attention to it. There are two ways to get across the bridge: driving and walking. Driving typically takes a lot longer because those crossing have to go through border patrol on each end and pay a toll. The actual

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Niagara Falls Wine Tasting

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Originally we did not have a wine tasting on our to do list for Niagara Falls. However, due to flight times we flew in a day earlier than we had initially planned. We already had a big falls tour scheduled with Niagara Regional Tours and my sister talked to them to get a winery tour

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