A Trip Full of Firsts
Last month at this time, I headed to NYC with my 16-year-old daughter for the Wherever Awards event. It was Alli’s first trip to NYC, and I wasn’t sure what we’d be able to fit in to such a short trip, but I wanted to make sure it was fun for this future global traveler. Well, here’s what we crammed into that quick overnight trip.
Looking Back at the Disney College Program
While I was in college, I took a year off from school to participate in the Disney College program. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.
On the Road to Segovia
On the first day of our road trip through Spain and Portugal, we set off from Madrid, seeking to take some of the more lightly traveled roads rather than the major highways on our way to Segovia and then on to Burgos. At first our route took us through a very dry landscape, followed by rural areas featuring some pastureland and acres of sunflower fields, with dry, blackened stalks. Gradually we drew close to mountains, and our road began a steady climb in elevation as pine trees became the predominant vegetation. As we neared the summit of the Guadarrama Mountains, we passed through a ski resort town boasting homes and lodges with a distinctly alpine look and a looming ski slope with idle lifts. Quite a change of scenery in only about an hour's time!
Great Smoky Mountains
Henry David Thoreau once said, “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” There is no better ‘woods’ to walk in than the Great Smoky Mountains, a mountain range rising along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains and/or commonly shortened to the Smokies. It is home to Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and with more than 11 million visitors per year, it is the most visited national park in the United States. The mountains are part of an International Biosphere Reserve. It consists of 187,000 acres of old-growth forest, constituting the largest such stand east of the Mississippi River. The Great Smokies have also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The National Museum of American Jewish History hosts a special exhibition based on a book of the same name: “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
The Best Time of the Year
This past weekend we got probably our first real taste of fall weather this year. The temperature dropped into the low 50s at night and didn’t get too warm during the day. Add in changing leaves and overcast skies, and we had a perfect fall weekend in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Paws Up in the Big Sky
Last week I took a much-needed vacation to somewhere I’ve never been before but have heard about for years: Montana. The Big Sky, roaming bison and utter quiet compared to the hustle of Los Angeles were such draws, and they surpassed all my expectations.
Accessing Portugal: TAP Air Portugal Can Help
In 2015, before I knew much about travel or the industry in general, a few of my friends and I decided to book a trip to Portugal based purely on word of mouth. We were studying in Rome at the time, and everyone we spoke with raved about the country for all types of things, so we figured an extended weekend trip wouldn’t hurt.
Intro to Madrid
Our recent trip to Spain and Portugal began in Madrid, with just a few days scheduled there before we embarked on our road trip. We managed to squeeze quite a bit of sightseeing into those two days, especially considering we spent half of one day trying to figure out where my delayed suitcase was and when it would be delivered.
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