vacation
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Oh, sweet Copenhagen… This place is always changing, yet in some ways, always the same. It was such a struggle to get here. Our flight from Paris was delayed out of Seattle and with a little over an hour to change planes, we didn’t make it. We landed 45 minutes late and then it took
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Hot. When I have previously driven to OKC, I’ve able to slowly adjust to the heat – usually as I make my way through Wyoming, Colorado and into New Mexico. By the time I make it to Oklahoma City, I’m relatively adjust to the blistering heat of the summer. But when I fly in, there is
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Two words encompass Disney World: Mickey. Magic. It has been twenty years since my last visit to Disney World. I had been to Disneyland a few times (three between 2002 and 2010, I think), but the comparison between the two is non-existant. When I was offered the chance to go along with the family I
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Two weeks ago we took an extended weekend down to Newport, Oregon. Newport and the surrounding area has long been a happy place for the family. Camping, Mo’s, salt water taffy, Beverly Beach State Park, kites, whales, Depot Bay, barking sea lions, salty sea air, Oregon Coast Aquarium, crabbing, gift shops, the beach. Oh, and
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Getting to Portugal was a bit of a shit-show. Originally we were going to arrive in Lisbon in the morning on Sunday and then renting a car (or taking the train) down to Faro. But unfortunately my dad booked his ticket to arrive at 11pm instead of 11am. So we were forced to spend a
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Had a (mostly) fantastic long weekend down in the Bay area and along the Oregon coast. A little rocky to start – some asshole in front of us lost some of their camping supplies and we hit their frying pan. Luckily it was only a tiny scratch and we laughed about it the rest of
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I thought I’d post a few stats from my time on the road. Total miles driven: 6,988. (srsly, I should’ve circled the block a few times to hit 7k) Total gas cost: $874.45 Highest Gas Paid: $4.15 (just outside Chicago) Highest Gas Seen: $4.32 (Chicago) Lowest Gas Paid: $3.19 (Louisiana) Lowest Gas Seen: $3.13 (Louisiana)Average
And then I thought... 