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Ten day trips from San Jose to inspire your next weekend getaway. I’ve lived in San Jose my entire life, so I’ve been taking day trips from San Jose since before I started driving. All the San Jose getaways highlighted below are places I’ve been to multiple times (I’ve even stayed overnight in nearly every…
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“Quebec City is the most European of any city in North America, they speak French all the time. There is a part of town called Old Quebec which is really like being in France. The architecture is just gorgeous, food, shopping. I’d say Quebec city is the most beautiful city in North America I’ve seen.”…
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Budget travelers love saving money — myself included. But one of the expenses that we shouldn’t be cheap with is travel insurance. After over 17 years of traveling the world, I still never leave home without it. Why? Because I’ve seen firsthand how useful it can be — and how much money it can save….
May always seems to be one of those months with lots in it, but also lots of adulting stuff too. Just as winter starts to really elbow its way in, all kinds of non-fun stuff seems to raise its head. You know the kind of thing I mean. Car stuff, house stuff, family stuff… Having…
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Cheers! We are back in the United States from our trip to South Africa which has been a long time coming. The pandemic really put an anchor in our plans to go sooner as we haven’t been back since 2019, but this age was perfect with Calihan. Originally we planned on being back in late…
If you’re planning a trip to the Isle of Skye, or anywhere in the Scottish Highlands during the warmer months, you might have heard people talking about midges, and wondered what they are. They’re not mythical creatures or the subject of local folklore, though we wish they were! They’re real, they bite, and they can…
Not that I have had anyone hounding me for posts, but it has been a while and the truth is, I have been busy growing. Work has been busy, there have been personal strains and my focus was on everything and nothing. I listened to a podcast, “On Purpose” by Jay Shetty today and it…
The picturesque countryside flashes past while I enjoy a glass of local wine and share an assortment of Swiss cheeses with my family. Although we could fly or drive from Zurich to Milan, we often chose to travel by train. After over a decade of riding the rails, we enjoy family train travel in Europe,…
It’s just about the time of year where we reflect on all that’s happened, what we liked, what we didn’t, and what we intend to make sure definitely does/doesn’t happen in the New Year. It’s also about the time people start thinking about New Year’s resolutions that will have likely gone out the…
Sushi is one of those cravings that sneaks up on you and won’t go away. One bite turns into five, and before you know it, you’re planning your next fix. This March, Ocean Basket is making it even more impossible to resist. Fresh, flavour-packed, and made to satisfy, OB sushi is a ritual and a…
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