Day Trip to Vancouver: Capilano Suspension Bridge

There is so much to see and do in Vancouver, British Columbia! For our first day trip, we stuck to places north of downtown that are reachable by public transportation or a personal vehicle since we had our car. Even with a whole Saturday at our disposal, we were only able to accomplish a couple of …

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Day Trip to Vancouver: Grouse Mountain

Maybe it's the incredible weather, or maybe it's that we've only been here a couple of weeks, but it still feels to me like we are on vacation. Every time we run in the morning, I can't wait to get to each cross road so I can try to glimpse the Sound and Olympic Mountains. …

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Moving to the Pacific Northwest

"Are you ready for an adventure?" That was the text I received from my husband during a break in my Thursday evening master's degree class. I could barely contain my excitement-- I wanted to drive home as fast as possible to find out if he had actually accepted the new position. I could hardly pay …

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Exploring Morocco

My amazing husband helped me reach my first travel goal this year: I wanted to visit 30 countries before turning 30. Throughout the end of May and into June we made it, traveling to some countries that had long been on my list--Morocco and Portugal--and spending a day in southern Spain. Our itinerary was based on …

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