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A Few Final Facts About Iceland
Before I move on from our Iceland trip, I thought I’d highlight a few remaining facts and notes about the country (some in general, some in relation to our experience). Iceland really isn’t all that...
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The Secret to Vacationing (Iceland and Beyond)
When I was a kid, we mostly took two types of vacation trips, both in the summer: Either we went camping or we went to the beach. Looking back, one of those vacations made sense: In the heat of summer,...
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Top 10 Highlights of Our Iceland and Faroe Islands Trip
I spent most of the last 2 weeks traveling with friends and family in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. This included a day in Reykjavik, a cruise around the islands, and then a half day of driving to a...
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Ireland: Two Days in Dublin
After Killarney, wee spent the last 2 days of our Ireland trip in the Dublin area. Dublin was a mix of highs and lows for us. Just some general caveats before I jump in: I wouldn’t recommend having a...
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Ireland: The Killarney Area
After a few days in Galway, we drove over to Killarney, a charming mid-sized town to the southwest of Ireland. We arrived just as a “rally” was ending–we didn’t know what that was at first, but it...
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Ireland: The Galway Area (Part 2)
Yesterday I talked about some overall and initial aspects of our recent road trip across Ireland, including driving, weather, the Tullamore Distillery, Irish coffee at Sean’s Bar, the Irish National...
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Ireland: The Galway Area (Part 1)
A little over a week ago we headed over to Ireland for a week of travel with Megan’s family. I’m going to try to chronicle the trip in three chronological parts: Galway, Killarney, and Dublin. We...
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Ranking the Rides and Experiences at Universal Studios
I recently spent a few days at three Universal theme parks. We spent the majority of time walking around to enjoy the sights, eating, and waiting, but we also enjoyed a few of the rides and show (aided...
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My Butterbeer Rankings
I spent a long weekend in Florida (Orlando and Tampa Bay) to visit Universal Studios and the beach, both highly recommend during cold St. Louis winters. I may have a few stories to share this week, but...
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Are You Watching Destination X? (My Thoughts)
Our latest dive into reality competitions is Destination X, which has a fun travel twist: Contestants travel across Europe in a bus with blacked-out windows, and on only rare occasions (some earned,...
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The Beauty of Norway
I’ve only seen a small slice of Norway, and I’m in awe. Two weeks ago our cruise docked at Molde, Olden, and Haugesund, three different but beautiful areas of Norway. All three offered delightfully...
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My First Cruise
A cornerstone of the tabletop game industy is game conventions, but for years the only conventions I’ve attended are Geekway to the West and the Stonemaier Games Design Day. I work 7 days a week and...
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England in July
For our recent trip to a Norway fjord & gaming cruise, we wanted a little buffer time in England upon arrival, just in case. Fortunately, aside from the rough flight to Toronto, we landed in...
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Have You Ever Had Oxygen Masks Drop on a Plane?
A little over a week ago, Megan and I headed to the airport to fly from St. Louis to London. We were excited about more than just the destination, as we had found a great price on business-class seats...
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Something I’ve Learned About Travel
Today I have a little travel tidbit that I recently learned. Two related tidbits, actually. Both are about the experience of returning from a trip, which I’ve at times found distorting. You’ve gone on...
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Who Flies First Class or Business Class Internationally?
We were recently looking at plane tickets to a distant international destination, and out of curiosity we checked to see how much it would cost to upgrade to business or first class. Perhaps we could...
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4 Things Traveling Americans Can Learn from the Japanese
Four weeks ago I traveled from Japan back to America, and the return was abrupt. Haneda airport was clean, efficient, and on schedule. The Dallas airport? A completely different story. I traveled again...
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Japan Part 5: Tokyo (and Yokohama)
For the final segment of our trip, we headed to Tokyo! We had a delightful departure from Shibu Onsen, with the hosts at the Sakaeya Ryokan treating us to tea while we waited for the shuttle to the...
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Japan Part 4: Nagano and Shibu Onsen
After 2 wonderful nights in Kanazawa, it was time to get on the bullet train to Nagano. We first spent a nice morning at Kanazawa station, which featured a huge array of tasty treats (including some...
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Japan Part 3: Kanazawa
I wanted to venture to a few new places during our trip to Japan, and I found Kanazawa along the bullet train line on the west coast. Technically we had to take a regular train from Kyoto part of the...
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