Upon our arrival in Seattle, we didn’t waste any time exploring the waterfront. The sun came out for a hot minute, but that didn’t deter us from our missions: The First Starbucks, The Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Bar, Market Theatre Gum Wall and a walk along the waterfront.
Our first visit together to Seattle wouldn’t be complete without a drive up to Anacortes to see if we can see some whales. It was a beautiful day, and we did get to see whales! Thanks to Outer Island Excursions for a great trip.
[embedyt] [/embedyt]As part of our Smoky Mountains travel adventure, we visited Anakeesta, a wonderfully unique “theme park” atop a mountain, situated in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Like most of you, we have been spending the past few months focused on staying safe and healthy. We’ve been busy with household projects, home schooling, and growing relationships. Understand that we are very happy – one thing we have resolved to not change is how we invest our time in our selves, our family and neighbors.Still, we have also realized how...
[embedyt] [/embedyt]We’re back! And like many of you, we’ve been anxious to test the waters while staying safe in our travels. So…we’ve decided to purchase a vehicle that will make travel within the US more fun.Thanks again to Albert and Chicago Cars for a great experience and a great ride!*Note* we referred to the location of Morton Arboretum...
I am a tech geek and a planner; no matter how casual our travel is, there are some things that I try to never leave home without. Here are the Top 10 Travel Gadgets I use:Round Travel Power Strip. Of course, there a thousands to choose from, but this one I really like because of how compact it is and because it has both 3-prong and USB connects. The cord wraps around...
After spending almost 80 days #SafeAtHome, we decided to venture out to Chicago for staycation, PPE in hand.
Recently there was a post of Facebook, asking the community how many people were already scheduling their 2020 travel. About 30% of the respondents described themselves as booked out as far as August/September, 20% had some travel booked for the year, and 10% were fully booked for 2020 and working on 2021. The other 40% were thinking about 2020 but hadn’t...
[embedyt] [/embedyt]As we have had to postpone some of our travels we decided to go back to earlier trips and share those adventures with you. Please excuse the sound quality and lack of in-video commentary.In terms of cost, here is what we spent: Our Airbnb cost us $560 for 5nts. Our tickets we purchased in December 2018 using AA Award Miles. For meals, we spent...
[embedyt] [/embedyt]We’re are finishing up our 3-part vlog of our trip to Atlantis, Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. As promised, we are going to share with you a summary of the costs for this trip. Why? Because we want you to know how we’re able to have the travel adventures that we do!