Across Iowa and Utah, the work travel felt more rooted than rushed. Farm visits, conference days, coffee shops, reunions, and conservation conversations gave the trips a purpose beyond the calendar.

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Featured image from our European adventure through Bavaria, Venice, and Prague.

GlobalNovember 3, 2024

Alpine Peaks, Bavarian Castles, Venetian Music and Prague Spires: A European Adventure

This Europe route moved quickly from Switzerland to Bavaria, Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague. What kept it from feeling like a checklist was the family time running through the middle of it.

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Featured image from our holiday trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens.

DomesticJuly 27, 2024

Christmas in July: Exploring Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens During the Holidays

Colonial Williamsburg gave the weekend its quieter holiday mood, all wreaths and candles against brick streets. Busch Gardens Christmas Town brought the brighter, louder sparkle.

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Featured image from our time exploring Lexington, Kentucky.

DomesticJuly 2, 2024

Exploring Lexington, Kentucky: A Perfect Blend of Work and Fun

Lexington had enough room around the workday to become its own little getaway. The UK Arboretum, downtown murals, good meals, and the Distillery District made the extra time count.

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Featured image from our whirlwind weekend in Manhattan.

DomesticNovember 18, 2023

Manhattan Marvels: A Whirlwind Weekend of Parks, Plays, and Unforgettable Moments

This Manhattan weekend had the good kind of too much. Central Park was at peak fall, the High Line made a perfect morning walk, and the theater nights kept us going after our feet were done.

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Featured image from our Patagonia W Trek.

GlobalMay 15, 2023

Journeying through Patagonia’s W-Trek: A Trekker’s Dream Come True

Our W Trek guide covers the travel days, the climbs, and the glaciers we saw in Torres del Paine.

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Manta ray statue outside the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

DomesticFebruary 26, 2023

A Long Weekend in Tampa, Florida

Cheap February flights pointed us toward Tampa, where a simple warm-weather weekend stretched from river walks and museum time to a proper Cubano and a dose of Busch Gardens chaos.

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Aerial view of downtown Wake Forest and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus.

North CarolinaNovember 8, 2022

Spending A Day In Wake Forest, NC

We spent the morning over coffee and in the shops, walked the reservoir loop, and stayed for dinner near downtown Wake Forest.

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Aerial view of fall color across the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina's High Country.

North CarolinaOctober 20, 2022

A High Country Long Weekend

We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway at peak color, hiked at Julian Price Memorial Park, and spent a day in West Jefferson.

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Pullen Park entrance sign in Raleigh under an evening sky.

North CarolinaOctober 3, 2022

A “Short Little Walk” to Pullen Park

What started as a "short little walk" stretched into one of those unexpectedly great Raleigh evenings, with Pullen Park as the midpoint and Trophy pizza as the reward.

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