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Good Things come in Small Packages

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Before I had even taken my first flight, my Aunt Babs advised me to never check-in luggage — either pack everything in carry-on or pay to ship your luggage to your destination.  I remember thinking, “there is no way I could fit everything in a carry-on and I am SO not paying to ship my luggage!”  Years later with several international trips under my belt, I can acknowledge my aunt’s wisdom.
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Travel Diary, United States

Making the Best of Branson

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We’re goin’ to Branson

Gonna mess around.

We’re goin’ to Branson,

Look out tchotchke town.

[sing to the tune of Johnny Cash’s Jackson]

Eric & I recently returned from a week in Branson, Missouri.  If you know anything about that town & you know anything about us, then you must be thinking…

Branson is everything we are not: over the top, focused on mass-tourism, super conservative, and catering to families with children.  So why on earth would this childless couple who usually avoids tourist traps spend our hard-earned vacation days visiting America’s “Bible Belt Vegas?”
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Travel Diary, United States

Crescent Park, Hidden Gem of New Orleans

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Many things come to mind when someone asks about New Orleans — music, food, parades, history — but green spaces are not usually at the top of that list.  They should be, and here’s why…
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