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Christmas on Display in Downtown Nashville
December 21, 2020
2020 has inarguably been a dumpster fire of a year. Social gatherings have ground to a halt; holidays and celebrations have been upended; vacations never even got so far as being planned. As we’ve approached
Trekking Peru, Part 3 | Majestic Machu Picchu
November 12, 2020
When I began writing about this Peruvian adventure last month [blogging delay due to newborn!], I had just finished Mark Adams’ travelogue on his own experience with the ancient Incan city. Living currently in a
Trekking Peru, Part 2 | Lost in the Andes
October 13, 2020
“The lost city in the clouds” – that’s a description you’ll often hear for Machu Picchu. At 7,972 feet above sea level, it’s lower than the historic Imperial city of Cusco (at 11,152 feet) but
Trekking Peru, Part 1 | Entering the Sacred Valley
October 5, 2020
At the tail end of our Grand Travel Adventure of 2014, we did a four day-three night trek through Peru’s Sacred Valley, a region of the Andes once home to Incan civilization. Today, it’s where
Recommended Read | Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams
October 1, 2020
I have an obsession (especially recently) with travel writing, but I’ve never been able to decide if I prefer reading about a destination before I visit or after. One way brings the thrill of anticipation
Tennessee State Park Tour | Montgomery Bell
September 22, 2020
Some parks have great hiking; some have fascinating history; and some just have awesome amenities. Several years ago, we visited Montgomery Bell State Park for a Valentine’s Weekend getaway, one of the many special “vacation
Recommended Read | Small Animals by Kim Brooks
September 8, 2020
I checked out Kim Brooks’ Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear based on the recommendation of another parent librarian. One hears stories of parents who were cited, fined, or even arrested for such
Tennessee State Park Tour | Dunbar Cave & Port Royal
September 3, 2020
Since we’ve embarked on this mission to visit all the Tennessee State Parks, I have come to realize that there is no real catch-all to define exactly what a “state park” is or offers. Obviously,
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