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Travel makeup: Wander Beauty vs. treStiQue

Travel makeup review

I’ve already done a post on why I love my Ipsy subscription as a traveler and how I can better pack for vacations with travel-sized makeup, moisturizer, and primers that I get each month.  Another thing I love about Ipsy is that it introduced me to Wander Beauty products, a makeup line that’s designed for

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Salida Walking Tours review

Ghost tour in Salida

It’s no secret that I love ghost tours and trying to turn Rick into a believer so it should have not been a surprise that when we did our overnight in Salida two weeks ago that we would be going ghost hunting! Our Salida ghost tour covered murders by jealous partners, angry ghost activity at

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Travel from home with Online Escapes

Notebook and map

Rick and I have traveled with EF Go Ahead in the past and were excited to hear about their new tour offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic, their Online Escapes, so people can still enjoy travel experiences from the safety of home. These new Online Escapes are live streamed events (on Zoom) covering a range of

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Why I love Ipsy as a traveler

Cosmetics

Last year I made the foray into subscription boxes with subscriptions to Ipsy and Scribbler, Ipsy to satisfy my makeup shopping habits and Scribbler to satisfy my writing side. I love being surprised with new makeup to try from new brands without having to commit to a full-size version. I used to take a chance

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Review of Royal Caribbean’s 4 Night Western Caribbean Cruise

Cozumel, Mexico

Rick and I recently took a nice little trip down to Mexico aboard the Independence of the Seas on Royal Caribbean’s 4 Night Western Caribbean Cruise.  It was a perfect weekend getaway that nicely coincided with Valentine’s Day and the perfect time to get out of Denver’s snowy weather and into the bright sunshine of

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Banjo Billy’s Boulder tour review

Banjo Billy's Bus

My parents were in town over Thanksgiving and since they’ve been to Denver so many times we decided to do a tour of Boulder – Banjo Billy’s style. Rick and I did a Banjo Billy’s tour of Denver when we first started dating and I’ve done them in the past with my family, but we’ve

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Miracle Christmas bar review

Miracle bar

Miracle, a Christmas-themed pop-up bar, has been one of the most festive things to do in Denver to get in the holiday spirit with a spirit for a while now.  Rick and I went with my sister and brother-in-law to see why everyone was ready to shoot their eye out over getting into this holiday

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Denver Oktoberfest: The VIP experience

Denver Oktoberfest 2019

Celebrating 50 years this year, Denver Oktoberfest has been a staple fall festival in the Mile High City’s past and shows no signs of slowing down – and we are not complaining, please keep that beer coming! We have steins dating back to 2011 and every fall Rick and I grab our favorites and head