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Over the years, I’ve become a master at maximizing my hard earned PTO. So when we had a business trip to the sports & entertainment capital of the world just prior to Easter weekend, I almost missed the golden opportunity to extend for 3.5 days in one of my absolute favorite places in the entireContinue reading “Home base… St. George, UT 🥾🏜️”

Considered by many to be the “8th wonder of the world”, the Terracotta Warriors are located in the central province (near the original capital of China) of Xi’an. To get access to this national landmark, most have to commit to a bullet train ride from either the major hubs of Beijing or Shanghai. Already aContinue reading “Terracotta Warriors 🇨🇳”

One of my favorite days of the year is any time I get the opportunity to walk into Cameron Indoor Stadium. It never gets old…… I seriously get goose bumps just stepping foot into the grand lobby, in the presence of Blue Devil royalty. The nostalgia rushes back in an instant of my glory daysContinue reading “Duke 😈 vs Arizona State 🏀”

What do sports event planners do for fun on vacation? We tour other facilities of course! On my free day in Beijing prior to meeting my travel group, I actually braved the subway system (without getting lost I might add) to ride 12 stations north to Olympic Park. The undeniable first sight is the cageContinue reading “The Bird’s Nest Stadium 🏟️🇨🇳”

Took the 4 hour direct train from Vienna to Prague & had the whole afternoon to explore. After ditching my heavy bookbag at my cute boutique hotel only 1 block off the main tourist hub, I beelined for the Old Town Square & made it just as the infamous Astronomical Clock chimed at the topContinue reading “Exploring Old City Prague 🇨🇿”

First day in Stuttgart, Germany & the day before my 50th birthday….. where would you go to? Oktoberfest of course!!! Little did I know, but the family had traditional dwindles (long, lacey dresses) for us to wear & I was absolutely mortified. But I was a good auntie & “sucked it up” only to findContinue reading “Oktoberfest 🍺🇩🇪🥨👗🎢”

There may or may not be a tear (or two) in my eye & a semi-permanent smile on my face. This dreamy, elusive location has held the #1 spot on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. Euphoria has suddenly taken over my body & transported me to another world. Altogether thereContinue reading “The dream… Maldives Magic 🇲🇻🏝️🤿🪸🐠”

My #1 bucket list location for years, just over the Canada border, finally became a reality in Sept 2024. I had planned a massive 10 day roadtrip loop through Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Revelstoke, Kootenay and (dipping back into the US) at Glacier National Parks. I was very overdue for a backwoods adventure & disconnecting (onContinue reading “Dreaming of Banff 🇨🇦”

Every hour on the hour between 9am & 11pm, a spectacle takes place in Prague’s Old Town Square as eager tourists all have their phones aimed at this medieval clock. It dates back to 1410 and got severely damaged during the second World War, but has had numerous repairs & been back in operation sinceContinue reading “Astronomical Clock ⏰ 🇨🇿”