The first time I flew into Seattle, I was astonished by the natural beauty surrounding the city. It is a beautiful mix of snow peaked mountains, sparkling water on the Puget Sound, & evergreen trees at every turn. Getting the birds eye view flying into the city of the metropolis mixed with the serene natural beauty was breath taking. Fast forward a year and many plane adventures to & from Seattle and this beauty still…
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Since I’ve been traveling so often, it’s probably no surprise that I have my travel routine down. It used to overwhelm me thinking about what I was going to bring & where to put it all. When I started to travel frequently for work, I started to use a standard system to make it much easier. I used my carry-on for my essentials that I could not live without while my luggage stored all my…
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My infatuation with space started when I was a little girl. My mom would always tune into the latest NASA rocket launch or drag us outside to watch the international space station fly through the night sky. At a young age, I loved these events and when any new opportunity came up relating to space, I jumped at it – from exploring Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, FL to the National Air and Space Museum…
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One of my favorite trips last year was traveling along Highway 1 from San Francisco to Los Angelos (see my post here for the complete story). Along the way, we spent time at numerous little towns along the way and one of our favorites was Santa Cruz. Located about 2 hours south of San Francisco, this town had so much to do and was the quintessential beach town. Where to stay: We decided to stay…
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Walter Hagen is coined with first saying ‘Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.’ Last fall in the ‘City of Roses’, Portland, OR, we did just that. Located on top of a hill overlooking the skyline in Washington Park is the International Rose Test Garden. It was the perfect spot to escape the hustle & bustle of downtown Portland and quite literally ‘smell the roses.’ The History of the Rose Garden … In early…
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