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🇷🇸 Golubac, Serbia: A Demanding Hike & Scenic Sailing. PLUS: A Poll
We’ve got white caps on the Danube today. Everyone is seasick. Kidding. Well, I overheard one lady say she was seasick. Not sure how. Being on a river boat is like sailing on glass. I think she might be confusing seasickness with some sketchy goulash. Viking’s Demanding Hike Early this morning, Ken went on what…
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🇺🇸 A Day in Coeur d’Alene: From Sticky Rolls to Stunning Sunsets
A Day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho today. Stopped for breakfast at a Guy Fieri anointed diner called, Jimmy’s Down the Street. Ordered the sausage gravy and biscuits. Mistake. Biscuits and gravy are the domain of the south. Not sure what I was thinking ordering it in Idaho. Tasted like peppery paste. Ordered one of their…
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🇺🇸 Hiking in Glacier National Park: Really Good Hiking Boots Can’t Save You from Being a Klutz
Hiking Day! Alarm set for 4:45am so we could get to Glacier National Park for sunrise. So, naturally, I was up at 2:30am, worrying about bears. Going to the Sun (GTTS) Road in GNP is supposed to be one of the most scenic drives in America. We drove most of it in the dark, attempting…
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Almbachklamm, Germany 🇩🇪
Travel date: May 4, 2024 Hiking in the Bavarian Alps today. I am wearing my adventure pants – ready for sportsing. But first, we had to navigate the city bus to Almbachklamm, Germany. Bus was 9 minutes late. WTH? If you can’t count on the Germans to be prompt, what can you count on? And…
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Phoenix, Arizona 🇺🇸 🌵
Ken got up at the crack of dawn to hike. Here’s a couple of pics from his hike – more balloons! I hiked 250 feet to the coffee shop. Here’s a couple of pics from my hike – Nutella mocha! Walked through downtown Sedona (aka the new age crystal capital of the world) on our…
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Sedona, Arizona 🇺🇸 🌵
Today tested my limits. There are trails everywhere in Sedona. Literally everywhere. What there *isn’t* is any place to park. We tried 3 different trailheads this morning at 6:30am, and they were all full. Had to get creative with a parking space. Update: Ken got me a sporty walking stick. It helps with balance, but…
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Grand Canyon, Arizona 🇺🇸 🏜️
First: Happy Birthday to my Dad!! I’d never been to the Grand Canyon before today (except for vicariously through the Brady Bunch). Decided to book a guided tour – they know all the things, all the best places to stop, and most importantly, they do all the driving. On our drive to the GC, our…
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Bandelier National Park / Los Alamos, New Mexico 🇺🇸 🥾
To summarize the day: Everything hurts and I’m dying. Hiked down a steep-ass canyon into Bandelier National Park this morning. Not a soul on the trail with us until we got down to the canyon floor where the monument(s) are. Was very peaceful. Parts of the trail were pretty jaunty. It’s a good thing I’m…