When we visited Hawaii several years ago, we decided to divide our week of travel between the Big Island and Oahu. Our priorities were exploring Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, where we saw incredible active lava flow, and visiting Pearl Harbor, where we learned more about WWII. This year we decided to visit Hawaii once again, …
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On our way to Bainbridge Island from Gig Harbor during our recent Labor Day motorcycle trip, we made a stop at an unusual roadside attraction Brian found near Port Orchard called Elandan Gardens - home to hundreds of different types of Bonsai trees! Bonsai, the Japanese art of growing miniature trees, is a process that produces exceptional …
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Brian helped devise an awesome two-day motorcycle trip around the Kitsap Peninsula and several nearby islands we'd never managed to visit for Labor Day weekend. We started our adventure Saturday morning, hopping on one of the first ferries from Edmonds to Kingston so we could make our way south to our first destination, Bremerton. We've …
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After changing our plans multiple times thanks to COVID-19, we finally decided our Labor Day motorcycle trip would stay close to home but include a handful of places we (still) have never been, including Vashon Island, Maury Island, and Bainbridge Island. Brian spent quite a bit of time researching all of the ferries we would …
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The last stop on our road trip to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park was a spot in the northeastern corner of Oregon known as the "Little Switzerland of America." Brian heard about Joseph, Oregon, from one of his customers who takes his RV there to escape from Portland. Soon after he told …
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Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
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