I love seeing things in person that I feel are things that can be dubbed as “you only see in books.” I think that’s part of why I love traveling so much. I love to go places and actually see these things in person to know what it’s all about, opposed to just turning the […]
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Touring the Sydney Opera House
It’s easy to identify a place by a particular building or landmark. For instance, Egypt will always be identified with the pyramids or France with the Eiffel Tower. The very same can be said for Sydney, Australia with the Sydney Opera House as one will forever be linked with the other. As such, when I […]
Cruising to the Antarctic
I’m hesitant to discuss Antarctica as it’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been and an influx of an additional amount of tourism can do harm to this fragile environment. On the other hand though, it is the singular most spectacular place I’ve ever visited and one that any person should snatch the opportunity to […]
Watching New Zealand’s Yellow Eyed Penguins
One of the big reasons why I wanted to travel to New Zealand’s south island was to see the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin. I had become so familiar with the different species of penguins through my travels to Antarctica that when I read about this one, I knew I had to see it. And it was […]
Watching Wildlife on the Niobrara
I’ve driven through Nebraska so many times to get back to Minnesota since moving to Denver almost ten years ago that I feel like I have Interstate 80 memorized. It’s quite sad really too considering my dislike of interstate freeways, but it is the quickest way to get through the barren landscape named “Nebraska.” Recently […]
Witnessing Tradition at the Pipestone Monument
This admirable hill awaits the poet and the painter, who should visit it when the last rays of the setting sun are falling upon it. ~ Joseph N. Nicollet, explorer The city of Pipestone, Minnesota is a town that sits on the border of South Dakota in southwestern Minnesota. It always felt like a […]
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