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Caye Caulker: Belize’s Gateway to the Blue Hole

  • August 22, 2016
  • 8 min read
I was walking down a side road in Caye Caulker when we heard it: “Hey. Hey, buddy. You!”   We turned...
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Don’t miss these 5 summer sites in Lake Tahoe

  • July 10, 2016
  Most vacations are followed by a few days of jokingly saying “take me back,” as you settle back in...
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Five essential sites for fantasy trip planning

  • June 20, 2016
  • 4 min read
If you’re anything like me, there’s always another trip on the horizon. And whether it’s a week away with flights...
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Five 1/2 Random Things to Know Before Visiting Japan

  • March 9, 2016
  • 4 min read
Sure – there are a bunch of things to know before going to Japan. You should know the exchange rate,...
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Into the Wild: Close Encounters with Japan’s Wild Snow Monkeys

  • March 2, 2016
  • 4 min read
Welcome to the home of the wild snow monkeys. Located about 45 minutes outside Nagano, in central Japan, the snow...
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A winter getaway at Mt. Fuji

  • February 27, 2016
  • 4 min read
Well, we just got back from a few weeks in Japan and sufficed to say, there are plenty of posts...
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It’s Mostly Legal: Hiking Lulumahu Falls

  • August 16, 2015
  • 3 min read
There’s no shortage of outdoor activity on Oahu, but if you’re looking for a hike that’s equal parts Indiana Jones,...
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Yosemite National Park in 48 hours and 29 miles

  • May 5, 2014
  • 4 min read
This post is one of many that came out of a cross-country USA road trip, where I moved from Texas...
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A road trip through Big Bend National Park

  • July 26, 2013
  • 2 min read
Big Bend National Park has the kind of vastness that makes you wonder “how many years would it take anyone...
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Contrabando: Texas’ Hollywood ghost town

  • June 5, 2013
  • 3 min read
Contrabando looks so authentic that you’d swear it must be fake – and you’d be right, because it is.  The...
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