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Tagged With: Jan Ross Travel Blogger

Girls Getaway to the City by the Bay

The first thing you need to know about your completely fabulous getaway to San Francisco is that you are going to be friggin’ cold. Doesn’t matter if it is winter, spring, summer or fall, this beautiful city is pretty much always chilly, especially in the evenings, especially near the bay, especially if you are actually … Continue reading »

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Don’t Forget the Bonine or Why I Will Never Again Eat A Chocolate Covered Cherry

I like to think I’m pretty travel savvy. I have learned to pack (somewhat) lighter in that I don’t take nearly as many pairs of shoes as I truly desire. I print all my contact information and tuck it neatly into my suitcase in case it is ever – God forbid – lost with all … Continue reading »

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Photo Friday: Pirate Wenches on Tybee Island, Georgia

Last fall, we went to the annual Tybee Island, Georgia Pirate Fest and had a ball. Just about everyone on the small island got into the pirate spirit and we saw lots of people dressed up. Three scurvy wenches caught Tom’s photographer eye.  

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Photo Friday: Fort Pulaski, Tybee Island, Georgia

We spent an afternoon at Fort Pulaski and I love the angles in this photo Tom took. Pin It

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Photo Friday: Snow Covered Chairs in Door County, Wisconsin

We were amazed and overjoyed at the amount of snow we found when we visited Door County, Wisconsin. I love this photo with the juxtaposition of summer lawn chairs covered with snow.   Pin It

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Photo Friday: Jellyfish at Shedd Aquarium

Aquariums are some of our favorite places and we will seek out an aquarium in any city we visit. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was well worth our time and we particularly enjoyed the jellyfish exhibit. Pin It

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Luxury Experience at Radisson Blu Aqua in Chicago

    It was the carpet in our room that I first fell in love with at this hip, modern and absolutely cool new hotel in Chicago. It was turquoise. Bright, beautiful turquoise and the perfect complement to the ultra-modern vibe throughout the room and, indeed, throughout the entire hotel. We were only there for … Continue reading »

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Photo Friday: Frozen Lake Michigan Dock

I use Tom’s photos all the time in my writing – pretty much every photo on the travel blog was taken by him. Except food. He leaves it up to me to take the food photos. He simply does not understand the fascination with taking a picture of a lovely plate of food when he could be … Continue reading »

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The Year of the Cruise. Apparently.

I know you are going to feel so sorry for me when I tell you that we had to pass up an offer for a press trip cruise to Alaska this summer. So sorry because we had to pass it up for the simple reason that we are going to be on another cruise just a week before that. … Continue reading »

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Be in the Moment – You Can Write About it Later!

Two years ago about this time, we were on a wine tasting cruise with AmaWaterways through Germany. We spent a few days in Amsterdam, cruised through Germany and ended up in Paris. Every single thing we did was new to us. We had never been to Europe and never been on a river cruise so … Continue reading »

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