Ireland Day 9 – Rock of Cashel
I know what you’re thinking when I said we were going to the Rock of Cashel, why would we drive 90 minutes to go see a huge rock? The name is deceiving, as the “Rock” is actually the name of the...
View ArticleIreland Day 10 – Ring of Kerry (Sorta)
Today we fell into the Ring of Kerry, which is basically a tourist driving trail along County Kerry, which is in the southwest part of Ireland. We actually didn’t drive the entire Ring, as to do so...
View ArticleDay 11 – Last Day & Bunratty
Tuesday was essentially our last day in Ireland, as our flight was early Wednesday morning – but the last day of travel is always an interesting one. My family can probably relate when we’ve gone on...
View Article6 Things I’ll Miss Most About Ireland
11 full days of exploring the Irish countryside are in the books, and while we’re flying home I wanted to reflect on our fun times here and offer my list of the six things that I’ll miss most about...
View ArticleSleeping In Seattle: Wedding Weekend
It’s been a busy month since I last posted. During that time, we have successfully moved along the process of selling and buying our new homes, and currently have moved all of our possessions out of...
View ArticleSleeping in Seattle: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
After our nice time in Whidbey Island, we set back onto the mainland to begin our week of my work-cation: where I would still be working during the day, but would have evenings free to explore the...
View ArticleSleeping in Seattle: Wedding Wednesday
Seattle was actually a work-cation for me, where I would work during the day and have some time at night to explore. This left Bethany with some time to kill on her hands, and one of those ways in...
View ArticleSleeping in Seattle: Underground and Bainbridge Island
On Thursday we journeyed back into downtown Seattle to go see an attraction that was recommended by many locals: The Underground Tour. Located in Pioneer’s Square, this fascinating tour covered the...
View ArticleSleeping In Seattle: To Market We Go
Our last two days spent in Seattle gave us the opportunity to explore Pike Place Market. For my birthday, Bethany’s mom gave me a card with a list of their favorite activities in Seattle and some...
View ArticleAlaska Adventures: Setting Sail
After receiving the tragic news of Bethany’s brother Rocky, we decided after a lot of discussion and consideration that Rocky would have wanted us to continue this adventure, so we moved forward with...
View ArticleAlaska Adventures: Ketchikan and Whale Watching
After a 1 & 1/2 days at sea, we arrived at our first stop: Ketchikan. Ketchikan calls itself “Alaska’s First City” – not because it’s the first city established in Alaska, but because it’s the...
View ArticleAlaska Adventure: Capitals & Glaciers, oh my!
Our Wednesday started extremely early when our alarm went off at 5:45am to go see Tracy Arm. Tracy Arm is a passage located about 50 miles south of Juneau, and our ship was scheduled to go in and out...
View ArticleAlaska Adventures: Skagway
Our third stop and last Alaskan stop on this cruise is Skagway: an old mining town that was prevalent during the Gold Rush days. Today it’s a very quant small town with a year-round population of less...
View ArticleAlaska Adventure: Day At Sea
After our three stops in Alaska, we set sail for our voyage home. We are now spending the next 1 & 1/2 days at sea, stopping in Victoria, B.C. before we arrive back in Seattle on Sunday. Most of...
View ArticleAlaska Adventures: A quick stop in Victoria
Our last day on the cruise ship started off as another Sea Day, making our way back down towards Seattle – for the most part. At 7pm we made an evening stop in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada....
View ArticleWhy I haven’t written: Part One–Summer of Balderramas
As a justification to you (but mainly to myself) as to why I haven’t posted all summer, I wanted to share of some of the cool stuff that kept me away from blogging. Up first is our SOB trip – Summer...
View ArticleTravel Tech Hacks Mt. Rushmore
Hello from Austin! It’s been a while since I’ve needed to travel for work, I’ve actually hadn’t needed to since Baby Girl was born. After traveling with an infant, my “packing light” skills were a...
View ArticleHello from Nashville!
We’re on Spring Break this week, so we took the opportunity to hop over to Music City for a few days. When we got here the weather was significantly colder than back home in Colorado. That northern...
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