Author: Steph
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A Pest Side Story
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Budapest is a city of many wonders. When deciding how to tackle the many things to see and do there, you will quickly realize that the city is divided into two sides – Buda and Pest. If you are only visiting the city to see beautiful views and a castle,…
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Civil Rights Road Trip through the South
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One of the places that we had yet to explore much in the United States was the South. Other than a few work trips to Atlanta, Justin’s childhood in Arkansas with family, and recent trips to North Carolina and Tennessee, the entire region was pretty foreign to us. We decided…
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A Love Letter to New Orleans
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The Big Easy, the Crescent City, Paris of the South, N’Awlins, the Birthplace of Jazz, NOLA. Whatever you call it, I call it magical. The first time we explored this city was a roller coaster. On our last day there, Justin got horribly sick with the flu and my family…
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The Best Views in Budapest
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The city of Budapest is split into two by the Danube River. One side is where you should stay (and we have shared all of our favorites in Pest here) and the other side is where you get the best views in Budapest. The Buda side of the river deserves…
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The Best Ruin Bars in Budapest
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Budapest is a city with a little something for everyone. That even applies to the famous ruin bars. There are plenty of spots for those that come to the city to party until all hours of the morning. That definitely doesn’t describe us and the things we like, but we…
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#WhyIMarch (from the Archives)
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We started this website for our travels and there were a few posts that got lost in the transition of domain names. This was one of them. As I am watching the presidential primary heat up, the impeachment trial on TV and women continue to march for the 4th year…
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6 Ways to Save Money
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I always thought that people that took these gap years to travel must come from a very wealthy family that is able to pick up the bill for everything. The more we dreamed about seeing more of the world, the more we talked about what would need to happen to…
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Grand Teton National Park in the Winter
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We are back in the United States, and the top thing on our list – National Parks! Knowing we would be driving to Colorado for the holidays, we decided to alter our route this time for variety and also to avoid some bad weather. Our route from Colorado to Minnesota…
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Thoughts about the Australian Bushfires
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The fires in Australia are consuming so many of my thoughts recently. I wanted to pull some information together from our research to share. We are currently following many other travelers that are really engaged in things happening around the world. We have realized that others may not have as…
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Some Gift Ideas That Don’t Suck and Do Some Good
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‘Tis the season of giving. We are opting out of holiday gifts this year and it is hard. I love finding gifts for friends and family, but it definitely comes with a little stress and pressure also if you can’t find something for every person on your list. I’m hoping…