Traveling
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I Asked Gemini to Find a Recipe for a Type of Ramen I Haven’t Seen in Years…And It Worked!
Gemini managed to create a copycat recipe for spaghetti noodles, a childhood ramen favorite from when I lived in Korea!
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Basic Plane Etiquette (or: Meera gets on her soapbox and complains about bad traveler behavior)
I traveled a lot more than I’d intended to during the first few months of this year. Now that we live in Utah, I was trying to stick around for ski season as much as possible, but work had other plans, so here we are. During these trips, I started writing down things that should…
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Guest Post: In Praise of the Remote Staycation
Not every vacation needs to be a whirlwind of activity; in fact, sometimes exactly the opposite is the best possible use of time.
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Why Barcelona Should Be a Stop on Your Next European Adventure
We absolutely love Barcelona. We’ve been a couple times in the past 10 years, and honestly, we will never get sick of the city. The food is spectacular, Gaudí’s fabulous buildings are scattered across the city, and the ocean views are stunning. Barcelona is also a great jumping off point for Minorca and Majorca, but…
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Prague, Vienna, and Bratislava: A Retrospective Timeline
We just got back from a trip to Prague, Vienna, and Bratislava, exploring Christmas markets and three new cities. It was a magical trip; I absolutely love Christmas markets, and it was wonderful to visit a few beautiful cities that were completely new to me. This post covers the highlights from that trip, as well…
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Another (Hopefully Better) Gift Guide for the Hiker/Traveler/Skier in Your Life
This list contains items I enjoy and use often. None of these are affiliate links (one day, I’ll be cool enough to have an affiliate program!) and all of these are reasonable gifts to buy for someone. This means two things – first, these are affordable (as much as your ski buddy would love to…
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7 Things to Make Travel Easier
This is a different kind of travel gear list. I actually travel a lot – for example, right now I’m in the middle of a 4 week stretch of work travel (Washington DC, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque), with returns to my home base of SLC between each of these. This is not the first time…
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An Efficient Packing List (Work Trip Edition)
Jerry and I have several thorough, time tested packing lists. We both travel a ton, so these have really been perfected through the years, and we use these for every single trip.This first list is our work trip list. We both travel a lot for work – I mean we’ve hit years of 40-50% on…
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The Hedgehogs are Cooler Now (or: Why You Should Definitely Drop into Leadville, CO, on Your Next Roadtrip)
We drove from Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs via Copper Mountain. The night before our drive from Copper to Colorado Springs, I got a last minute appointment to Melanzana – so we drove through Leadville, and became incrementally cooler. Here’s why you should add Leadville to your next roadtrip.
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Guest Post: Two Seniors and a Three Week Road Trip in Louisiana
The highlights of a roadtrip through Louisiana – featuring alligators, food, music, and more!