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Review: Maita’i Catamaran Sunset Sail

Rick loves boats and cruising and after I’ve popped a Dramamine, I can get on a boat, too. And I love having great views. And a tropical cocktail in my hand. So when we booked our trip to Honolulu, we started looking for on-the-water activities to add to our Honolulu travel itinerary. I searched for sunset

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Travel itinerary: A week in Honolulu

Last month, we headed on a much-desired getaway to Hawaii for my birthday and we couldn’t have had a more perfect week on Oahu. Rick has been to Oahu before but I hadn’t. After having done Kauai and Maui together, I was so excited to explore Oahu with Rick – and enjoy some downtime by

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24 hours in Segovia

When we were in Madrid we opted for a few day trips to explore some nearby cities. We’d already visited Toledo and next up was a day trip to Segovia. We got to see the major sights in Segovia and snack on some local delicacies during our time there. We had a private tour guide

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48 hours in Barcelona

So, technically we had two and a quarter days in Barcelona as we arrived by train at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, and then had all of Tuesday and Wednesday in the city. We got checked into our hotel, dropped off our bags and freshened up, checked out the rooftop pool that overlooks La Pedrera,

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24 hours in Toledo

Back in November we finally got to return to Spain and this time we were lucky enough to visit some new places: Madrid, Toledo, and Segovia. And we got to return to the city that made us fall in love with Spain: Barcelona. But this blog isn’t about Barcelona!  We were so excited to check

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Travel itinerary: 3 days in Madrid

At the end of last year we were fortunate to find ourselves heading back to Spain to celebrate a major anniversary for my parents! The whole family packed their bags and headed off to Spain to join in on the anniversary celebration. We were so excited to return to Spain as we absolutely adored our

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One day in London

Couple in front of Tower Bridge

London is a city Rick and I love going to time and time again – and there’s always still something left on our bucket list when we leave. Last year, we visited London on our England, Scotland, and Ireland trip with Go Ahead and basically had two nights and one full day in the city.

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Top 10: Ghost tours

Seattle ghost tour

Happy Halloween! I absolutely love spooky season and all things haunted and have taken to booking ghost tours whenever and wherever we travel! And luckily Rick is down for all my ghostly explorations. I think a ghost tour is such a fun way to learn more about a city’s history and local hauntings. Some tours

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10 travel destinations we plan to revisit

We’ve been fortunate to travel to many iconic cities in the 10 years we’ve been together. From going on multi-country jaunts in Europe on a group tour to getting to these locations by cruise ship, we love checking out new travel destinations. But, given the nature of some our trips where we pack a lot

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24 hours in Liverpool

Last year around this time we were on our whirlwind two week trip across France, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland!  We did France on our own before joining our tour group for England, Scotland, and Ireland on a guided trip with Go Ahead Tours. And on our way to Ireland, we had a stopover in