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About Nadya
Hi there! I am so glad you found me! My mission is to empower you to #TakeYourTimeOff and explore the world. I started this blog as a way to keep family and friends in the loop when I went on a 3-week trip to Asia in 2011. Although I’ve always enjoyed traveling, it wasn’t until a trip to Peru in 2012 that I started to think about ways to make travel a… Read More
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Acadia National Park preserves 47,000 acres of rocky shores, woodland forest and granite mountain peaks. It is one of the top 10 most-visited national parks, and for good reason. Visitors can hike the trails, bike the carriage roads, enjoy park features such as blow holes and glacier erratics, or enjoy some time at the beach. How to Get There The closest airport is Bangor, Maine, about 1.5 hours away. For more choices… Read More
[Acadia National Park, Sep 2024] The 27-mile Acadia Park Loop road will present a unique challenge – which stops to make and which to save for later? Many visitors begin their visit to the park with the scenic drive. It helps you get oriented and it is a great introduction to this park’s beauty. Any park loop maps you get your hands on, like the one below I picked up at my… Read More
Great Basin National Park is one of the least visited and most underrated of the 63 managed by the NPS. The park preserves about 120 square miles of the Great Basin, the largest area of contiguous contained watersheds. There is plenty to do in this small park. I spent 2 full days there and wished I had one more. Mix and match the activities I’ve listed, but keep in mind the park… Read More
I planned my side trip to Copenhagen before I actually had time to research the city. I mistakenly thought that since I allowed 3 days for Amsterdam during the same trip, 2 days in Copenhagen should be enough. But as soon as I started researching things to do, I realized the fault in my assumption. If you wan to avoid my mistake, I recommend 3 days minimum for a first time visit…. Read More
[Augusta, ME and Atlanta, GA, Sep 24-26, 2024] After all the fun, it was time to actually go on the work trip that this whole thing started from. I was headed to Atlanta, GA, for the annual board meeting of the professional organization I am a part of, while Ash headed home. We chose to fly out of Boston so we could fly non-stop to our respective destinations. It was a 6-hour… Read More