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Snapshots | Keewaydin Island by Boat
April 17, 2023
When Spring Break hits each year, you can find us in Naples, Florida. We have visited Colin’s parents for eight of our nine years working on a school calendar, and it’s one of our most
Tennessee State Park Tour | Fall Creek Falls
March 20, 2023
I call the stretch of time between New Year’s and Spring Break “the dead season.” The temperature fluctuates, but it’s usually cold, often cloudy or rainy, and dark all hours outside of work. As a
Musings on Solo Travel
March 1, 2023
I took my first solo flight when I was fifteen. My older sister and her husband had followed a job to Tampa, and our mom, in an effort to get her two daughters already far
Snapshots | Climbing New Zealand’s Fox Glacier
February 9, 2023
Driving down the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers can be seen in the same panorama as the region’s sandy beaches. It’s a country of varied landscapes, packed
7 Insider Spots to Explore at the Nashville Public Library’s Main Branch
January 31, 2023
In downtown Nashville, the Main Branch of the Nashville Public Library stands tall on Church Street, stretching the entire block between 6th and 7th Avenues. I remember when this new 300,000 square foot location opened
Tennessee State Park Tour | Cove Lake
January 23, 2023
It was the very best kind of winter day to enjoy the outdoors. The temperature was an average December-level cold (mid- to upper-40s), but the cool, crisp air was warmed by the sun shining in
Travel Dispatch | A Walk in Auckland
January 16, 2023
It was during this holiday weekend that, nine years ago (!!), we embarked upon the trip that really cemented our travel obsession. We were packed for a month in New Zealand, followed by a month
Tennessee State Park Tour | Norris Dam
January 8, 2023
With our busy schedule typical of a family of four, it’s not often we have the time to venture far east or west on this Tennessee State Park Tour of ours. But one perk of
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